| Name | CVE-2024-40937 |
| Description | In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: gve: Clear napi->skb before dev_kfree_skb_any() gve_rx_free_skb incorrectly leaves napi->skb referencing an skb after it is freed with dev_kfree_skb_any(). This can result in a subsequent call to napi_get_frags returning a dangling pointer. Fix this by clearing napi->skb before the skb is freed. |
| Source | CVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more) |
| References | DSA-5731-1 |
Vulnerable and fixed packages
The table below lists information on source packages.
| Source Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|
| linux (PTS) | bullseye | 5.10.218-1 | fixed |
| bullseye (security) | 5.10.223-1 | fixed |
| bookworm | 6.1.94-1 | vulnerable |
| bookworm (security) | 6.1.99-1 | fixed |
| sid, trixie | 6.10.6-1 | fixed |
The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.
| Package | Type | Release | Fixed Version | Urgency | Origin | Debian Bugs |
|---|
| linux | source | bullseye | (not affected) | | | |
| linux | source | bookworm | 6.1.99-1 | | DSA-5731-1 | |
| linux | source | (unstable) | 6.9.7-1 | | | |
Notes
[bullseye] - linux <not-affected> (Vulnerable code not present)
https://git.kernel.org/linus/6f4d93b78ade0a4c2cafd587f7b429ce95abb02e (6.10-rc4)