CVE-2024-40968 — Improper Check for Unusual or Exceptional Conditions in Linux
Severity
5.5MEDIUMNVD
OSV7.8OSV5.3
EPSS
0.0%
top 97.10%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
Timeline
PublishedJul 12
Latest updateAug 14
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
MIPS: Octeon: Add PCIe link status check
The standard PCIe configuration read-write interface is used to
access the configuration space of the peripheral PCIe devices
of the mips processor after the PCIe link surprise down, it can
generate kernel panic caused by "Data bus error". So it is
necessary to add PCIe link status check for system protection.
When the PCIe link is down or in training, assigning a value
of 0 to the conf…
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:HExploitability: 1.8 | Impact: 3.6
Affected Packages6 packages
▶CVEListV5linux/linuxe8635b484f644c7873e6091f15330c49396f2cbc — 6bff05aaa32c2f7e1f6e68e890876642159db419+8