CVE-2024-40940
- Source
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-40940
- Import Source
- https://storage.googleapis.com/osv-test-cve-osv-conversion/osv-output/CVE-2024-40940.json
- JSON Data
- https://api.test.osv.dev/v1/vulns/CVE-2024-40940
- Downstream
- Related
- Published
- 2024-07-12T13:15:16Z
- Modified
- 2025-09-17T15:01:01Z
- Severity
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- 7.8 (High) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H CVSS Calculator
- Summary
- [none]
- Details
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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 mlx5lagcreateportsel_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.
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