CVE-2024-40939

CVE-2024-40939 (Linux kernel) : The issue affects the Linux kernel net/wwan/iosm path. When region creation fails in ipc_devlink_create_region(), the delete path used a tainted pointer that actually held an error code. The fix decreases the region index before performing the delete to avoid taint...

CVE-2024-40940 net/mlx5: Fix tainted pointer delete is case of flow rules creation fail

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net/mlx5: Fix tainted pointer delete is case of flow rules creation fail In case of flow rule creation fail in mlx5lagcreateportseltable, instead of previously created rules, the tainted pointer is deleted deveral times. Fix this...

Linux kernel security vulnerabilities

Linux kernel is the kernel used by Linux, the open source operating system of the Linux Foundation in the United States. A security vulnerability exists in the Linux kernel that stems from a potential pointer error when the net:wwan:iosm component performs a delete operation using a tainted point...