{"cve":"CVE-2024-39499","nvd":{"published":"2024-07-12T13:15:12.450","modified":"2026-06-17T07:42:03.223","status":"Modified","description":"In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nvmci: prevent speculation leaks by sanitizing event in event_deliver()\n\nCoverity spotted that event_msg is controlled by user-space,\nevent_msg->event_data.event is passed to event_deliver() and used\nas an index without sanitization.\n\nThis change ensures that the event index is sanitized to mitigate any\npossibility of speculative information leaks.\n\nThis bug was discovered and resolved using Coverity Static Analysis\nSecurity Testing (SAST) by Synopsys, Inc.\n\nOnly compile tested, no access to HW.","cvss_v4":null,"cvss_v3":{"version":"3.1","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H","score":7.1},"cwes":["CWE-668"],"references":["https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/58730dfbd4ae01c1b022b0d234a8bf8c02cdfb81","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/681967c4ff210e06380acf9b9a1b33ae06e77cbd","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/757804e1c599af5d2a7f864c8e8b2842406ff4bb","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8003f00d895310d409b2bf9ef907c56b42a4e0f4","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/95ac3e773a1f8da83c4710a720fbfe80055aafae"],"products":["linux:linux_kernel"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T21:52:42.518321223+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2024-39499","score":0.00296,"percentile":0.22298,"date":"2026-10-31"},"kev":null,"osv":[],"attribution":["This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.","EPSS scores: FIRST Exploit Prediction Scoring System, https://www.first.org/epss","Known exploited vulnerabilities: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","Package advisories: OSV (https://osv.dev), from the GitHub Advisory Database, PyPA, Go, RustSec and other ecosystem databases, under CC-BY 4.0 or CC0","CVE records: the CVE Program's CVE List (https://www.cve.org), under its terms of use (https://www.cve.org/Legal/TermsOfUse). CVE is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation; this product is not affiliated with the CVE Program."]}