What is CVE-2024-40990?

CVE-2024-40990 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10, affecting Linux kernel versions from 3.11 onward and patched in 5.10.221, 5.15.162, 6.1.96 and others. CVE-2024-40990 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2024-40990?

CVE-2024-40990 has a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10, rated Medium severity. The vector string is CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

Is there a patch available for CVE-2024-40990?

Yes, CVE-2024-40990 has been patched. Fixed versions include 5.10.221, 5.15.162, 6.1.96 and others. If you are running Linux kernel 3.11 or later up to the fix versions, apply the relevant patch for your kernel branch.

Is CVE-2024-40990 actively exploited?

CVE-2024-40990 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

CVE-2024-40990

Medium

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.

Package Linux Kernel

Published 2024-07-12

Last modified 2025-11-03

CVSS version 3.1

Patch available

Yes

CVSS 3.1 score

5.5

out of 10

Medium

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

Low

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

Low

Integrity

None

Availability

High

Vector string

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Affected versions

Linux kernel versions 3.11 and later are affected. Fixed in 5.10.221, 5.15.162, 6.1.96, 6.6.36, 6.9.7, 6.10 and their respective stable series.

Affected from

≥ 3.11

Fixed in

✓ 5.10.221 5.10.x ✓ 5.15.162 5.15.x ✓ 6.1.96 6.1.x ✓ 6.6.36 6.6.x ✓ 6.9.7 6.9.x ✓ 6.10

References

7 total

Kernel Git
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1e692244bf7dd827dd72edc6c4a3b36ae572f03c

Patch
Kernel Git
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/36ab7ada64caf08f10ee5a114d39964d1f91e81d

Patch
Kernel Git
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4ab99e3613139f026d2d8ba954819e2876120ab3

Patch
Kernel Git
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7186b81c1f15e39069b1af172c6a951728ed3511

Patch
Kernel Git
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/999586418600b4b3b93c2a0edd3a4ca71ee759bf

Patch

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Details

CVE ID CVE-2024-40990

Severity Medium

CVSS score 5.5 / 10

CVSS version 3.1

Published 2024-07-12

Modified 2025-11-03

KEV No

Patch

Yes

Package linux

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-40990?

CVE-2024-40990 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10 . It affects Linux kernel versions from 3.11 onward and has been patched in 5.10.221, 5.15.162, 6.1.96 and others. CVE-2024-40990 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
What is the CVSS score for CVE-2024-40990?

CVE-2024-40990 has a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10, rated Medium severity (CVSS 3.1). The vector string is CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.
Is there a patch available for CVE-2024-40990?

Yes. CVE-2024-40990 has been patched. Fixed versions include 5.10.221, 5.15.162, 6.1.96 and others. If you are running Linux kernel 3.11 or later up to the fix versions, apply the relevant patch for your kernel branch.
Is CVE-2024-40990 actively exploited?

No. CVE-2024-40990 has not been confirmed as actively exploited. It is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.