What is CVE-2024-40907?

CVE-2024-40907 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Linux, classified under Use After Free. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2024-07-12.

How severe is CVE-2024-40907?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.

Use After Free in Linux

CVE-2024-40907

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ionic: fix kernel panic in XDP_TX action In the XDP_TX path, ionic driver sends a packet to the TX path with rx page and corresponding dma address. After tx is done, ion…

Vulnerability class: Use-After-Free

EPSS: 0.002 (14.7th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

Affected products

Linux — versions 8eeed8373e1cca836799bf8e4a05cffa8e444908, 6.9, 0
Linux Linux_kernel — versions 6.10

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-416 — Use After Free

References

416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 (Patch)
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 (Patch)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-40907?: CVE-2024-40907 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Linux, classified under Use After Free. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2024-07-12.
How severe is CVE-2024-40907?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.