Description

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.

INFO

Published Date :

2024-07-12T12:25:15.808Z

Last Modified :

2025-11-03T21:58:08.367Z

Source :

Linux
AFFECTED PRODUCTS

The following products are affected by CVE-2024-40940 vulnerability.

Vendors Products
Linux
  • Linux Kernel
Redhat
  • Enterprise Linux
REFERENCES

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information to CVE-2024-40940.

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https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/229bedbf62b13af5aba6525ad10b62ad38d9ccb5 cve-icon cve-icon
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/531eab2da27dd42d68dfb841d82e987f4a6738b8 cve-icon cve-icon
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a03a3fa12769e25f4385bee587afe1445aee7f7a cve-icon cve-icon
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d857df86837ac1c30592e8a068204d16feac9930 cve-icon cve-icon
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/01/msg00001.html cve-icon
https://lore.kernel.org/linux-cve-announce/2024071218-CVE-2024-40940-5b9e@gregkh/T cve-icon
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-40940 cve-icon
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-40940 cve-icon
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