CVE-2024-40990 — Improper Input Validation in Linux
Severity
5.5MEDIUMNVD
EPSS
0.0%
top 95.80%
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:
RDMA/mlx5: Add check for srq max_sge attribute
max_sge attribute is passed by the user, and is inserted and used
unchecked, so verify that the value doesn't exceed maximum allowed value
before using it.
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/linuxe126ba97dba9edeb6fafa3665b5f8497fc9cdf8c — 7186b81c1f15e39069b1af172c6a951728ed3511+6