5.5

CVE-2024-40919: bnxt_en: Adjust logging of firmware messages in case of released token in __hwrm_send()

Modified
AliasesUBUNTU-CVE-2024-40919DEBIAN-CVE-2024-40919
Published 12-07-2024Last modified 11-05-2026

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2024-40919 is a medium (CVSS 5.5) NULL Pointer Dereference vulnerability in linux. EPSS estimates a 0.29% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 21.4% of scored vulnerabilities.

Priority
Routine

Not severe (CVSS 5.5, local access); no exploitation reported by the 5 checked sources

Source freshness unavailable

How is this decided?
CVSS score
5.5/10
010
Medium · v3.1 (NVD)
EPSS score
0.29%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedNot listed by any tracked catalog.
RansomwareNot flaggedNo ransomware use recorded.
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Advisory lineage

Upstream 0 · Downstream 18 · Related 15
DLA-4008-1DSA-5731-1RHSA-2024:9315SUSE-SU-2024:2802-1SUSE-SU-2024:2894-1SUSE-SU-2024:2896-1

Timeline

  1. 12-07-2024
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 11-05-2026
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: bnxt_en: Adjust logging of firmware messages in case of released token in __hwrm_send() In case of token is released due to token->state == BNXT_HWRM_DEFERRED, released token (set to NULL) is used in log messages. This issue is expected to be prevented by HWRM_ERR_CODE_PF_UNAVAILABLE error code. But this error code is returned by recent firmware. So some firmware may not return it. This may lead to NULL pointer dereference. Adjust this issue by adding token pointer check. Found by Linux Verification Center (linuxtesting.org) with SVACE.

CVSS metrics

3 scores · 3 sources · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

0.29%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

21%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

No change 0.00 pp

From 0.29% on 04-10-2026

04-10-202603-11-2026

Known exploited

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CISA KEV

Not in the CISA KEV catalog.

ENISA CNW

Not in the ENISA CNW catalog.

CIRCL

Not in the CIRCL catalog.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Version check

Known conditions: local access, low-privilege account, no user interaction (CVSS vector). Other conditions: not stated in public data.

Ubuntu92 products
  • linux< 6.8.0-44.44
  • linux-allwinner-5.19All versions (No fix recorded)
  • linux-aws< 6.8.0-1015.16
  • linux-aws-5.0All versions (No fix recorded)
  • linux-aws-5.11All versions (No fix recorded)
Linux2 products
  • linux≥ 8fa4219dba8e621aa1e78dfa7eeab10f55acb3c0, < cde177fa235cd36f981012504a6376315bac03c9 | ≥ 8fa4219dba8e621aa1e78dfa7eeab10f55acb3c0, < ca6660c956242623b4cfe9be2a1abc67907c44bf | ≥ 8fa4219dba8e621aa1e78dfa7eeab10f55acb3c0, < 8b65eaeae88d4e9f999e806e196dd887b90bfed9 | ≥ 8fa4219dba8e621aa1e78dfa7eeab10f55acb3c0, < a9b9741854a9fe9df948af49ca5514e0ed0429df | 5.17
  • linux_kernel≥ 5.17, < 6.1.95 | ≥ 6.2, < 6.6.35 | ≥ 6.7, < 6.9.6 | 6.10:rc1 | 6.10:rc2 | 6.10:rc3
Debian1 product
  • linux< 6.1.99-1 | < 6.9.7-1

3 vendors · 95 products

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