CVE-2024-40999
mediumIn the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net: ena: Add validation for completion descriptors consistency Validate that `first` fla…
Vendor / product: Linux — linux kernel
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net: ena: Add validation for completion descriptors consistency Validate that `first` flag is set only for the first descriptor in multi-buffer packets. In case of an invalid descriptor, a reset will occur. A new reset reason for RX data corruption has been added.
CVSS
5.5
5.5 (CVSS v3.1)
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H Severity source: NVD CVSS v3.1 (nvd@nist.gov)
Timeline (UTC)
Published: 2024-07-12 13:15
Modified: 2026-10-30 13:17
NVD status: Modified
Last synced 3 days ago
Verified against the source API 2026-10-30 13:38 UTC
Exploitation
Not listed in CISA KEV (as of last catalog sync)
Absence from KEV does not mean a CVE is not exploited. Exploitation status: unknown (no authoritative evidence in our sources).
Affected products
linux / linux_kernel ≥4.9 <6.9.7
Weakness classification (CWE)
NVD-CWE-noinfo
Source: NVD / CISA. “NVD-CWE-Other” and “NVD-CWE-noinfo” mean NVD could not assign a specific weakness.
Mitigation & advisories
Patch / mitigation: https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/42146ee5286f16f1674a84f7c274dcca65c6ff2e
Patch / mitigation: https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b37b98a3a0c1198bafe8c2d9ce0bc845b4e7a9a7
Patch / mitigation: https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/42146ee5286f16f1674a84f7c274dcca65c6ff2e
Patch / mitigation: https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b37b98a3a0c1198bafe8c2d9ce0bc845b4e7a9a7
References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/42146ee5286f16f1674a84f7c274dcca65c6ff2e 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4f163a8035e76e835a984cf548b3e6922cfe145f 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b37b98a3a0c1198bafe8c2d9ce0bc845b4e7a9a7 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/edb9a302cc9386142beffe5d9bbe4bfd36999eee 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/42146ee5286f16f1674a84f7c274dcca65c6ff2e af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b37b98a3a0c1198bafe8c2d9ce0bc845b4e7a9a7 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Data sources
NVD CVE API 2.0 — fetched 2026-10-30 13:38 UTC · record ↗