What is CVE-2024-40996?

CVE-2024-40996 is a high-severity vulnerability in Linux. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2024-07-12.

How severe is CVE-2024-40996?

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

Vulnerability in Linux

CVE-2024-40996

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: bpf: Avoid splat in pskb_pull_reason syzkaller builds (CONFIG_DEBUG_NET=y) frequently trigger a debug hint in pskb_may_pull. We'd like to retain this debug check becaus…

EPSS: 0.003 (19.6th 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 fff05b2b004d9a8a2416d08647f3dc9068e357c8, 6.9, 1b2b26595bb09febf14c5444c873ac4ec90a5a77
Linux Linux_kernel — versions 6.10

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-2024-40996?: CVE-2024-40996 is a high-severity vulnerability in Linux. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2024-07-12.
How severe is CVE-2024-40996?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.