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HistoryJul 12, 2024 - 12:00 a.m.

CVE-2024-40939

2024-07-1200:00:00
ubuntu.com
ubuntu.com
5
linux kernel
net
wwan
iosm
vulnerability
fix
bug
error code value
region.

AI Score

7.4

Confidence

Low

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
net: wwan: iosm: Fix tainted pointer delete is case of region creation fail
In case of region creation fail in ipc_devlink_create_region(), previously
created regions delete process starts from tainted pointer which actually
holds error code value.
Fix this bug by decreasing region index before delete.
Found by Linux Verification Center (linuxtesting.org) with SVACE.