What is CVE-2024-40954?

CVE-2024-40954 is a high-severity vulnerability in Linux, classified under Use After Free. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2024-07-12.

How severe is CVE-2024-40954?

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

Use After Free in Linux

CVE-2024-40954

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net: do not leave a dangling sk pointer, when socket creation fails It is possible to trigger a use-after-free by: * attaching an fentry probe to __sock_release() and…

Vulnerability class: Use-After-Free

EPSS: 0.003 (16.8th 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 c5dbb89fc2ac013afe67b9e4fcb3743c02b567cd, 5.12, 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)
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 (Patch)
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 (Patch)
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 (Patch)
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Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-40954?: CVE-2024-40954 is a high-severity vulnerability in Linux, classified under Use After Free. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2024-07-12.
How severe is CVE-2024-40954?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.