What is CVE-2024-40940?

CVE-2024-40940 is a high-severity vulnerability in Linux, classified under Double Free. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2024-07-12.

How severe is CVE-2024-40940?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.

Double Free in Linux

CVE-2024-40940

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net/mlx5: Fix tainted pointer delete is case of flow rules creation fail In case of flow rule creation fail in mlx5_lag_create_port_sel_table(), instead of previously cr…

Vulnerability class: Double Free

EPSS: 0.003 (17.1th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Linux — versions 352899f384d4aefa77ede6310d08c1b515612a8f, 5.19, 0
Linux Linux_kernel — versions 6.10

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-415 — Double Free

References

416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 (Patch)
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 (Patch)
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 (Patch)
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 (Patch)
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-40940?: CVE-2024-40940 is a high-severity vulnerability in Linux, classified under Double Free. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2024-07-12.
How severe is CVE-2024-40940?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.