{"cve":"CVE-2024-40937","nvd":{"published":"2024-07-12T13:15:16.187","modified":"2026-08-04T11:19:07.187","status":"Modified","description":"In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\ngve: Clear napi->skb before dev_kfree_skb_any()\n\ngve_rx_free_skb incorrectly leaves napi->skb referencing an skb after it\nis freed with dev_kfree_skb_any(). This can result in a subsequent call\nto napi_get_frags returning a dangling pointer.\n\nFix this by clearing napi->skb before the skb is freed.","cvss_v4":null,"cvss_v3":{"version":"3.1","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H","score":5.5},"cwes":[],"references":["https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2ce5341c36993b776012601921d7688693f8c037","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6f4d93b78ade0a4c2cafd587f7b429ce95abb02e","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/75afd8724739ee5ed8165acde5f6ac3988b485cc","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a68184d5b420ea4fc7e6b7ceb52bbc66f90d3c50","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d221284991118c0ab16480b53baecd857c0bc442"],"products":["linux:linux_kernel"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T21:52:42.518321223+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2024-40937","score":0.00736,"percentile":0.54477,"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."]}