What is CVE-2024-40999?

CVE-2024-40999 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Linux. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2024-07-12.

How severe is CVE-2024-40999?

Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Linux

CVE-2024-40999

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net: ena: Add validation for completion descriptors consistency Validate that `first` flag is set only for the first descriptor in multi-buffer packets. In case of an invalid descriptor, a reset will occur. A new reset reason for RX data corruption has been added.

EPSS: 0.002 (14.9th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Linux — versions 1738cd3ed342294360d6a74d4e58800004bff854, 4.9, 0
Linux Linux_kernel

References

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

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-40999?: CVE-2024-40999 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Linux. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2024-07-12.
How severe is CVE-2024-40999?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.