{"cve":"CVE-2024-40940","nvd":{"published":"2024-07-12T13:15:16.380","modified":"2026-06-17T07:46:54.903","status":"Modified","description":"In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nnet/mlx5: Fix tainted pointer delete is case of flow rules creation fail\n\nIn case of flow rule creation fail in mlx5_lag_create_port_sel_table(),\ninstead of previously created rules, the tainted pointer is deleted\ndeveral times.\nFix this bug by using correct flow rules pointers.\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-415"],"references":["https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/229bedbf62b13af5aba6525ad10b62ad38d9ccb5","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/531eab2da27dd42d68dfb841d82e987f4a6738b8","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a03a3fa12769e25f4385bee587afe1445aee7f7a","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d857df86837ac1c30592e8a068204d16feac9930","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/229bedbf62b13af5aba6525ad10b62ad38d9ccb5"],"products":["linux:linux_kernel"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T21:52:42.518321223+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2024-40940","score":0.00259,"percentile":0.17624,"date":"2026-11-01"},"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."]}