CVE-2024-40990
High
RDMA/mlx5: Add check for srq max_sge attribute
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.
Exploit probability
0.3%
Published
July 12, 2024
Required by
Not available
Last source change
August 12, 2026
02 / AFFECTED SOFTWARE
Affected packages
03 / CONNECTIONS
Connected vulnerabilities
04 / EVIDENCE
Source records
Open Source Vulnerabilities
CVE-2024-40990
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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.
05 / REFERENCES
Further evidence
- https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1e692244bf7dd827dd72edc6c4a3b36ae572f03c
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/36ab7ada64caf08f10ee5a114d39964d1f91e81d
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4ab99e3613139f026d2d8ba954819e2876120ab3
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7186b81c1f15e39069b1af172c6a951728ed3511
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/999586418600b4b3b93c2a0edd3a4ca71ee759bf
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e0deb0e9c967b61420235f7f17a4450b4b4d6ce2
- https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2024/40xxx/CVE-2024-40990.json
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/01/msg00001.html
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-40990