PT-2024-10506 · Linux+5 · Linux Kernel+5

Patrisious Haddad · Published 2024-06-21 · Updated 2025-02-03 · CVE-2024-40990

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

5.5

Medium

Base vector

AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Linux kernel (affected versions not specified)

Description The issue is related to insufficient input validation in the RDMA/mlx5 component of the Linux kernel. The max sge attribute, which is passed by the user, is inserted and used without proper checks, allowing a potential attacker to cause a denial of service by exceeding the maximum allowed value.

Recommendations At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Exploit

RCE

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-20

Related Identifiers

BDU:2025-01057

CVE-2024-40990

DLA-4008-1

DSA-5730-1

DSA-5731-1

OESA-2024-1992

OESA-2024-1993

OESA-2024-1994

OESA-2024-1995

OPENSUSE-SU-2024_2947-1

SUSE-SU-2024:2892-1

SUSE-SU-2024:2894-1

SUSE-SU-2024:2901-1

SUSE-SU-2024:2939-1

SUSE-SU-2024:2940-1

SUSE-SU-2024:2947-1

SUSE-SU-2024:3194-1

SUSE-SU-2024:3195-1

SUSE-SU-2024:3383-1

SUSE-SU-2025:20044-1

SUSE-SU-2025:20047-1

USN-6999-1

USN-6999-2

USN-7004-1

USN-7005-1

USN-7005-2

USN-7007-1

USN-7007-2

USN-7007-3

USN-7008-1

USN-7009-1

USN-7009-2

USN-7019-1

USN-7029-1

Affected Products

Astra Linux

Linuxmint

Linux Kernel

Red Os

Suse

Ubuntu

References · 2668

• 🔥 https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2024/40xxx/CVE-2024-40990.json · Exploit
• 🔥 https://github.com/MaherAzzouzi/CVE-2024-26817-amdkfd · Exploit
• https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2024-40957 · Vendor Advisory
• https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2024-26999 · Vendor Advisory
• https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2024-40984 · Vendor Advisory
• https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2024-41002 · Vendor Advisory
• https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2024-38780 · Vendor Advisory
• https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2024-41087 · Vendor Advisory
• https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2024-40921 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/USN-7029-1 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-41065 · Security Note
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-40956 · Security Note
• https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2024-42104 · Vendor Advisory
• https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2024-26830 · Vendor Advisory
• https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2024-27013 · Vendor Advisory