vulnerability
Red Hat: CVE-2024-40940: kernel: net/mlx5: Fix tainted pointer delete is case of flow rules creation fail (Multiple Advisories)
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | (AV:L/AC:L/Au:M/C:N/I:N/A:C) | Jul 12, 2024 | Dec 5, 2024 | Mar 27, 2026 |
Severity
4
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:L/Au:M/C:N/I:N/A:C)
Published
Jul 12, 2024
Added
Dec 5, 2024
Modified
Mar 27, 2026
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.
Solutions
redhat-upgrade-kernelredhat-upgrade-kernel-rt
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