PT-2024-29153 · Linux+5 · Linux Kernel+5

Shailend Chand · Published 2024-06-12 · Updated 2025-10-06 · CVE-2024-40937

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 arises from the gve rx free skb function incorrectly leaving napi->skb referencing an skb after it is freed with dev kfree skb any(). This can result in a subsequent call to napi get frags returning a dangling pointer. The fix involves clearing napi->skb before the skb is freed.

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

Exploit

Double Free

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-415

Related Identifiers

BDU:2025-02071

CVE-2024-40937

DLA-4008-1

DSA-5731-1

OESA-2025-1097

OPENSUSE-SU-2024_2947-1

OPENSUSE-SU-2024_2948-1

SUSE-SU-2024:2802-1

SUSE-SU-2024:2892-1

SUSE-SU-2024:2893-1

SUSE-SU-2024:2894-1

SUSE-SU-2024:2896-1

SUSE-SU-2024:2901-1

SUSE-SU-2024:2902-1

SUSE-SU-2024:2923-1

SUSE-SU-2024:2929-1

SUSE-SU-2024:2939-1

SUSE-SU-2024:2940-1

SUSE-SU-2024:2947-1

SUSE-SU-2024:2948-1

SUSE-SU-2024:2973-1

SUSE-SU-2025:02069-1

SUSE-SU-2025:02095-1

SUSE-SU-2025:02106-1

SUSE-SU-2025:02117-1

SUSE-SU-2025:02124-1

SUSE-SU-2025:02125-1

SUSE-SU-2025:02126-1

SUSE-SU-2025:02131-1

SUSE-SU-2025:02139-1

SUSE-SU-2025:02142-1

SUSE-SU-2025:02144-1

SUSE-SU-2025:02157-1

SUSE-SU-2025:20008-1

SUSE-SU-2025:20028-1

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 · 3489

• 🔥 https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2024/40xxx/CVE-2024-40937.json · Exploit
• https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2024-40984 · Vendor Advisory
• https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2024-41002 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-53122 · Security Note
• 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-2024-46711 · Security Note
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-50096 · Security Note
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-53109 · Security Note
• https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2024-36489 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-46693 · Security Note
• https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2024-26970 · Vendor Advisory
• https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2024-38596 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/USN-7005-2 · Vendor Advisory