CVE-2024-14040 net: nexthop: Increase weight to u16

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net: nexthop: Increase weight to u16 In CLOS networks, as link failures occur at various points in the network, ECMP weights of the involved nodes are adjusted to compensate. With high fan-out of the involved nodes, and overall...

PT-2026-64796

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Linux kernel affected versions not specified Description In CLOS networks, Equal-Cost Multi-Path ECMP weights are adjusted to compensate for link failures. In deployments with high fan-out and a large number of nodes, the 8-bit weight limit is...