Buffer overflow in Linux

CVE-2024-40987

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: drm/amdgpu: fix UBSAN warning in kv_dpm.c Adds bounds check for sumo_vid_mapping_entry.

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

Published · last modified .

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.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.003 (18.3th percentile), scored .

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 18th percentile — 18.3% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS trend (30 days)EPSS over the last 30 days for CVE-2024-40987: held from 0.003 to 0.003.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.003 · newest: 0.003 · change: 0.000

Affected products

  • Linux — versions a2e73f56fa6282481927ec43aa9362c03c2e2104, 4.2, 0
  • Linux Kernel — versions 6.10

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-40987?
CVE-2024-40987 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Linux, classified under Out-of-bounds Write. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2024-07-12.
How severe is CVE-2024-40987?
Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.