CVE-2024-40939

HIGH EPSS 17.4%
Published Jul 12, 20241y ago · Modified Jun 17, 20261w ago
7.8 CVSS 3.1
High
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Published Jul 12, 2024 1y ago
Last Modified Jun 17, 2026 1w ago

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net: wwan: iosm: Fix tainted pointer delete is case of region creation fail In case of region creation fail in ipc_devlink_create_region(), previously created regions delete process starts from tainted pointer which actually holds error code value. Fix this bug by decreasing region index before delete. Found by Linux Verification Center (linuxtesting.org) with SVACE.

CVSS Details

Base Score
7.8
Exploitability
1.8
Impact
5.9
Vector string
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack Vector Local
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required Low
User Interaction None
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality High
Integrity High
Availability High

Threat Intelligence

EPSS Exploit Probability
17.4% percentile
Exploit & Patch Status
No Known Exploit
Patch Available

Weaknesses 1

CWE-416 Use After Free Memory Safety

Affected Products 5

VendorProductVersionRange
linuxlinux_kernel*≥5.16  –  <6.1.95
linuxlinux_kernel*≥6.2  –  <6.6.35
linuxlinux_kernel*≥6.7  –  <6.9.6
linuxlinux_kernel6.10any
linuxlinux_kernel6.10any

References 5

  • git.kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/040d9384870386eb5dc55472ac573ac7756b2050
    Patch
  • git.kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/37a438704d19bdbe246d51d3749b6b3a8fe65afd
    Patch
  • git.kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b0c9a26435413b81799047a7be53255640432547
    Patch
  • git.kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/fe394d59cdae81389dbf995e87c83c1acd120597
    Patch
  • lists.debian.org https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/01/msg00001.html

Remediation

  • git.kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/040d9384870386eb5dc55472ac573ac7756b2050
    Patch
  • git.kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/37a438704d19bdbe246d51d3749b6b3a8fe65afd
    Patch
  • git.kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b0c9a26435413b81799047a7be53255640432547
    Patch
  • git.kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/fe394d59cdae81389dbf995e87c83c1acd120597
    Patch