{"cve":"CVE-2024-40990","nvd":{"published":"2024-07-12T13:15:20.370","modified":"2026-08-04T11:19:13.517","status":"Modified","description":"In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nRDMA/mlx5: Add check for srq max_sge attribute\n\nmax_sge attribute is passed by the user, and is inserted and used\nunchecked, so verify that the value doesn't exceed maximum allowed value\nbefore using it.","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/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"],"products":["linux:linux_kernel"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T21:52:42.518321223+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2024-40990","score":0.0028,"percentile":0.20561,"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."]}