CVE-2024-40939

CVE Details

Release Date:

2024-07-12

Description

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

See more information about CVE-2024-40939 from MITRE CVE dictionary and NIST NVD

CVSS Scoring

NOTE: The following CVSS v3.1 metrics and score provided are preliminary and subject to review.

Base Score:	4.4	CVSS Vector:	CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Attack Vector:	Local network	Attack Complexity:	Low
Privileges Required:	High	User Interaction:	None
Scope:	Unchanged	Confidentiality Impact:	None
Integrity Impact:	None	Availability Impact:	High

Errata information

Platform	Errata	Release Date
Oracle Linux version 9 (kernel)	ELSA-2024-5928	2024-08-28