{"cve":"CVE-2024-40939","nvd":{"published":"2024-07-12T13:15:16.320","modified":"2026-06-17T07:46:54.780","status":"Modified","description":"In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nnet: wwan: iosm: Fix tainted pointer delete is case of region creation fail\n\nIn case of region creation fail in ipc_devlink_create_region(), previously\ncreated regions delete process starts from tainted pointer which actually\nholds error code value.\nFix this bug by decreasing region index before delete.\n\nFound by Linux Verification Center (linuxtesting.org) with SVACE.","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:H/A:H","score":7.8},"cwes":["CWE-416"],"references":["https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/040d9384870386eb5dc55472ac573ac7756b2050","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/37a438704d19bdbe246d51d3749b6b3a8fe65afd","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b0c9a26435413b81799047a7be53255640432547","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/fe394d59cdae81389dbf995e87c83c1acd120597","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/040d9384870386eb5dc55472ac573ac7756b2050"],"products":["linux:linux_kernel"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T21:52:42.518321223+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2024-40939","score":0.00259,"percentile":0.17631,"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."]}