CVE-2024-40920
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CVE-2024-40920 is a high-severity vulnerability rated 7.8/10 on the CVSS scale. In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net: bridge: mst: fix suspicious rcu usage in br_mst_set_state I converted br_mst_set_state to RCU to avoid a vlan use-after-free but forgot to change the vlan group dereference helper. Switch to vlan group RCU deref helper to fix the suspicious rcu usage warning.. EPSS estimates a 0.29% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net: bridge: mst: fix suspicious rcu usage in br_mst_set_state I converted br_mst_set_state to RCU to avoid a vlan use-after-free but forgot to change the vlan group dereference helper. Switch to vlan group RCU deref helper to fix the suspicious rcu usage warning.
Metrics
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness Enumeration
Affected Software
| Vendor | Product | Versions | Update |
|---|---|---|---|
| Linux | Linux Kernel | >= 6.1.93, < 6.1.95 | — |
| Linux | Linux Kernel | >= 6.6.33, < 6.6.35 | — |
| Linux | Linux Kernel | >= 6.8.12, < 6.9 | — |
| Linux | Linux Kernel | >= 6.9.3, < 6.9.6 | — |
| Linux | Linux Kernel | 6.10 | Rc1 |
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Timeline
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- Status
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