Improper Input Validation Affecting kernel-tools package, versions *
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Test your applications- Snyk ID SNYK-RHEL8-KERNELTOOLS-7510962
- published 17 Jul 2024
- disclosed 12 Jul 2024
Introduced: 12 Jul 2024
CVE-2024-40990 Open this link in a new tabHow to fix?
There is no fixed version for RHEL:8 kernel-tools.
NVD Description
Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream kernel-tools package and not the kernel-tools package as distributed by RHEL.
See How to fix? for RHEL:8 relevant fixed versions and status.
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
RDMA/mlx5: Add check for srq max_sge attribute
max_sge attribute is passed by the user, and is inserted and used unchecked, so verify that the value doesn't exceed maximum allowed value before using it.
References
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-40990
- 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
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e0deb0e9c967b61420235f7f17a4450b4b4d6ce2
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