7.8

CVE-2024-40990: RDMA/mlx5: Add check for srq max_sge attribute

Modified
AliasesUBUNTU-CVE-2024-40990DEBIAN-CVE-2024-40990
Published 12-07-2024Last modified 05-08-2026

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2024-40990 is a high (CVSS 7.8) vulnerability in linux. EPSS estimates a 0.28% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 20.5% of scored vulnerabilities.

Priority
Routine

Not severe (CVSS 7.8, local access); no exploitation reported by the 5 checked sources

Source freshness unavailable

How is this decided?
CVSS score
7.8/10
010
High · v3.1 (CVE.org)
EPSS score
0.28%
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 27 · Related 24
DLA-4008-1DSA-5730-1DSA-5731-1SUSE-SU-2024:2892-1SUSE-SU-2024:2894-1SUSE-SU-2024:2901-1

Timeline

  1. 12-07-2024
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 05-08-2026
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: RDMA/mlx5: Add check for srq max_sge attribute max_sge attribute is passed by the user, and is inserted and used unchecked, so verify that the value doesn't exceed maximum allowed value before using it.

CVSS metrics

5 scores · 4 sources · 2 versions

EPSS trend

Probability

0.28%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

21%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

No change 0.00 pp

From 0.28% on 04-10-2026

04-10-202603-11-2026

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs
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

No weakness data has been published for this record.

Affected systems

Version check

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

Ubuntu128 products
  • linuxAll versions (No fix recorded) | < 5.15.0-121.131 | < 6.8.0-44.44
  • linux-allwinner-5.19All versions (No fix recorded)
  • linux-awsAll versions (No fix recorded) | < 5.15.0-1069.75 | < 6.8.0-1015.16
  • linux-aws-5.0All versions (No fix recorded)
  • linux-aws-5.11All versions (No fix recorded)
Linux2 products
  • linux≥ e126ba97dba9edeb6fafa3665b5f8497fc9cdf8c, < 7186b81c1f15e39069b1af172c6a951728ed3511 | ≥ e126ba97dba9edeb6fafa3665b5f8497fc9cdf8c, < 1e692244bf7dd827dd72edc6c4a3b36ae572f03c | ≥ e126ba97dba9edeb6fafa3665b5f8497fc9cdf8c, < 999586418600b4b3b93c2a0edd3a4ca71ee759bf | ≥ e126ba97dba9edeb6fafa3665b5f8497fc9cdf8c, < e0deb0e9c967b61420235f7f17a4450b4b4d6ce2 | ≥ e126ba97dba9edeb6fafa3665b5f8497fc9cdf8c, < 4ab99e3613139f026d2d8ba954819e2876120ab3 | ≥ e126ba97dba9edeb6fafa3665b5f8497fc9cdf8c, < 36ab7ada64caf08f10ee5a114d39964d1f91e81d | 3.11
  • linux_kernel≥ 3.11, < 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 · 131 products

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