CVE-2024-40999: Linux Kernel

Medium severity, CVSS 5.5. EPSS: 0.5% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

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.

Affected products

• Linux Linux Kernel: from 4.9, before 6.9.7 (fixed in 6.9.7)

Published 2024-07-12. Last modified 2026-08-04.