CVE-2024-40940

Summary

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 created rules, the tainted pointer is deleted deveral times. Fix this bug by using correct flow rules pointers.

Found by Linux Verification Center (linuxtesting.org) with SVACE.

Affected Software

VendorProductVersion RangeStatus
LinuxLinux352899f384d4aefa77ede6310d08c1b515612a8f < 531eab2da27dd42d68dfb841d82e987f4a6738b8affected
LinuxLinux352899f384d4aefa77ede6310d08c1b515612a8f < d857df86837ac1c30592e8a068204d16feac9930affected
LinuxLinux352899f384d4aefa77ede6310d08c1b515612a8f < a03a3fa12769e25f4385bee587afe1445aee7f7aaffected
LinuxLinux352899f384d4aefa77ede6310d08c1b515612a8f < 229bedbf62b13af5aba6525ad10b62ad38d9ccb5affected
LinuxLinux5.19affected
LinuxLinux0 < 5.19unaffected
LinuxLinux6.1.95 <= 6.1.*unaffected
LinuxLinux6.6.35 <= 6.6.*unaffected
LinuxLinux6.9.6 <= 6.9.*unaffected
LinuxLinux6.10 <= *unaffected

Weaknesses

ADP Enrichment

CVE Program Container

Additional References

CISA ADP Vulnrichment

  • SSVC:
  • Exploitation: none
    • Automatable: no
    • Technical Impact: partial

References