CVE-2024-40937
mediumpriority · track · 22EPSS 0.007 · 54 %ileDEEURUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: gve: Clear napi->skb before dev_kfree_skb_any() gve_rx_free_skb incorrectly leaves 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. Fix this by clearing napi->skb before the skb is freed.
cvss
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base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · medium–critical · 5.1–9.8
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affected products (115)
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advisories (1)
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- WID-SEC-W-2024-1607Linux Kernel: Mehrere SchwachstellenDeutsch2024-07-14csaf · cert_bundDE
Ein lokaler Angreifer kann mehrere Schwachstellen im Linux-Kernel ausnutzen, um seine Privilegien zu erweitern, einen Denial-of-Service-Zustand zu erzeugen, vertrauliche Informationen offenzulegen oder einen unspezifischen Angriff durchzuführen.
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references (18)
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- https://cxsecurity.com/cveshow/CVE-2024-40937/cnnvd
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2ce5341c36993b776012601921d7688693f8c037cnnvd
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6f4d93b78ade0a4c2cafd587f7b429ce95abb02ecnnvd
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/75afd8724739ee5ed8165acde5f6ac3988b485cccnnvd
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a68184d5b420ea4fc7e6b7ceb52bbc66f90d3c50cnnvd
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d221284991118c0ab16480b53baecd857c0bc442cnnvd
- https://vigilance.fr/vulnerability/Linux-kernel-multiple-vulnerabilities-dated-15-07-2024-44742cnnvd
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2ce5341c36993b776012601921d7688693f8c037enisa_euvd
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