5.5

CVE-2024-40987: linux Out-of-bounds Write

CVSS: 5.5v3.1MediumModified
AliasesUBUNTU-CVE-2024-40987DEBIAN-CVE-2024-40987
Published 12-07-2024Last modified 11-05-2026

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2024-40987 is a medium (CVSS 5.5) Out-of-bounds Write vulnerability in linux. EPSS estimates a 0.28% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 19% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
22/100
0100
Low · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
5.5/10
010
Medium · v3.1 (NVD)
EPSS score
0.28%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Advisory lineage

Upstream 0 · Downstream 33 · Related 30

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: drm/amdgpu: fix UBSAN warning in kv_dpm.c Adds bounds check for sumo_vid_mapping_entry.

CVSS metrics

3 scores · 3 sources · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

0.28%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

19%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 0.28% on 19-09-2026

19-09-202619-10-2026
EPSS score
0.28%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Ubuntu129 products
  • linuxAll versions (No fix recorded) | < 5.4.0-195.215 | < 5.15.0-121.131 | < 6.8.0-44.44
  • linux-allwinner-5.19All versions (No fix recorded)
  • linux-awsAll versions (No fix recorded) | < 5.4.0-1132.142 | < 5.15.0-1069.75 | < 6.8.0-1015.16
  • linux-aws-5.0All versions (No fix recorded)
  • linux-aws-5.11All versions (No fix recorded)
Linux2 products
  • linux≥ a2e73f56fa6282481927ec43aa9362c03c2e2104, < 4ad7d49059358ceadd352b4e2511425bdb68f400 | ≥ a2e73f56fa6282481927ec43aa9362c03c2e2104, < 1c44f7759a5650acf8f13d3e0a184d09e03be9e4 | ≥ a2e73f56fa6282481927ec43aa9362c03c2e2104, < d8a04a6bfa75251ba7bcc3651ed211e82f13f388 | ≥ a2e73f56fa6282481927ec43aa9362c03c2e2104, < 4d020c1dbd2b2304f44d003e6de956ae570049dc | ≥ a2e73f56fa6282481927ec43aa9362c03c2e2104, < fc5cb952e6723c5c55e47b8cf94a891bd4af1a86 | ≥ a2e73f56fa6282481927ec43aa9362c03c2e2104, < b065d79ed06a0bb4377bc6dcc2ff0cb1f55a798f | ≥ a2e73f56fa6282481927ec43aa9362c03c2e2104, < b0d612619ed70cab476c77b19e00d13aa414e14f | ≥ a2e73f56fa6282481927ec43aa9362c03c2e2104, < f0d576f840153392d04b2d52cf3adab8f62e8cb6 | 4.2
  • linux_kernel< 4.19.317 | ≥ 4.20, < 5.4.279 | ≥ 5.5, < 5.10.221 | ≥ 5.11, < 5.15.162 | ≥ 5.16, < 6.1.96 | ≥ 6.2, < 6.6.36 | ≥ 6.7, < 6.9.7 | 6.10:rc1 | 6.10:rc2 | 6.10:rc3 | 6.10:rc4
Debian1 product
  • linux< 6.1.99-1 | < 6.9.7-1

3 vendors · 132 products

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