Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Jul 12, 2024· Updated Nov 3, 2025

net/mlx5: Fix tainted pointer delete is case of flow rules creation fail

CVE-2024-40940

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

In case of flow rule creation fail in mlx5_lag_create_port_sel_table(), instead of previously created rules, the tainted pointer is deleted deveral times. Fix this bug by using correct flow rules pointers.

Found by Linux Verification Center (linuxtesting.org) with SVACE.

Affected products

osv-coords95 versions
pkg:rpm/opensuse/dtb-aarch64&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.5 pkg:rpm/opensuse/dtb-aarch64&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.6 pkg:rpm/opensuse/kernel-64kb&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.5 pkg:rpm/opensuse/kernel-64kb&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.6 pkg:rpm/opensuse/kernel-azure&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.5 pkg:rpm/opensuse/kernel-azure&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.6 pkg:rpm/opensuse/kernel-debug&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.5 pkg:rpm/opensuse/kernel-debug&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.6 pkg:rpm/opensuse/kernel-default-base&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.5 pkg:rpm/opensuse/kernel-default-base&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.6 pkg:rpm/opensuse/kernel-default-base&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%20Micro%205.5 pkg:rpm/opensuse/kernel-default&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.5 pkg:rpm/opensuse/kernel-default&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.6 pkg:rpm/opensuse/kernel-default&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%20Micro%205.5 pkg:rpm/opensuse/kernel-docs&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.5 pkg:rpm/opensuse/kernel-docs&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.6 pkg:rpm/opensuse/kernel-kvmsmall&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.5 pkg:rpm/opensuse/kernel-kvmsmall&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.6 pkg:rpm/opensuse/kernel-obs-build&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.5 pkg:rpm/opensuse/kernel-obs-build&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.6 pkg:rpm/opensuse/kernel-obs-qa&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.5 pkg:rpm/opensuse/kernel-obs-qa&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.6 pkg:rpm/opensuse/kernel-rt_debug&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.5 pkg:rpm/opensuse/kernel-rt_debug&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.6 pkg:rpm/opensuse/kernel-rt&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.5 pkg:rpm/opensuse/kernel-rt&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.6 pkg:rpm/opensuse/kernel-rt&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%20Micro%205.5 pkg:rpm/opensuse/kernel-source-azure&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.5 pkg:rpm/opensuse/kernel-source-azure&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.6 pkg:rpm/opensuse/kernel-source&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.5 pkg:rpm/opensuse/kernel-source&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.6 pkg:rpm/opensuse/kernel-source-rt&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.5 pkg:rpm/opensuse/kernel-source-rt&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.6 pkg:rpm/opensuse/kernel-syms-azure&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.5 pkg:rpm/opensuse/kernel-syms-azure&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.6 pkg:rpm/opensuse/kernel-syms&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.5 pkg:rpm/opensuse/kernel-syms&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.6 pkg:rpm/opensuse/kernel-syms-rt&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.5 pkg:rpm/opensuse/kernel-syms-rt&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.6 pkg:rpm/opensuse/kernel-zfcpdump&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.5 pkg:rpm/opensuse/kernel-zfcpdump&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.6 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-64kb&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Basesystem%2015%20SP5 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-64kb&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Basesystem%2015%20SP6 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-azure&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Public%20Cloud%2015%20SP5 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-azure&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Public%20Cloud%2015%20SP6 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-default-base&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Micro%205.5 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-default-base&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Basesystem%2015%20SP5 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-default-base&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Basesystem%2015%20SP6 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-default-base&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Micro%206.0 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-default&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20High%20Availability%20Extension%2015%20SP5 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-default&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20High%20Availability%20Extension%2015%20SP6 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-default&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Live%20Patching%2015%20SP5 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-default&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Live%20Patching%2015%20SP6 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-default&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Micro%205.5 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-default&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Basesystem%2015%20SP5 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-default&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Basesystem%2015%20SP6 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-default&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Legacy%2015%20SP5 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-default&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Legacy%2015%20SP6 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-default&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Workstation%20Extension%2015%20SP5 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-default&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Workstation%20Extension%2015%20SP6 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-default&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Micro%206.0 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-docs&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Development%20Tools%2015%20SP5 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-docs&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Development%20Tools%2015%20SP6 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-kvmsmall&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Micro%206.0 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP5-RT_Update_18&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Live%20Patching%2015%20SP5 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP5_Update_17&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Live%20Patching%2015%20SP5 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP6-RT_Update_1&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Live%20Patching%2015%20SP6 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP6_Update_3&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Live%20Patching%2015%20SP6 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-obs-build&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Development%20Tools%2015%20SP5 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-obs-build&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Development%20Tools%2015%20SP6 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-rt_debug&distro=SUSE%20Real%20Time%20Module%2015%20SP5 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-rt_debug&distro=SUSE%20Real%20Time%20Module%2015%20SP6 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-rt&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Micro%205.5 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-rt&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Micro%206.0 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-rt&distro=SUSE%20Real%20Time%20Module%2015%20SP5 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-rt&distro=SUSE%20Real%20Time%20Module%2015%20SP6 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-source-azure&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Public%20Cloud%2015%20SP5 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-source-azure&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Public%20Cloud%2015%20SP6 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-source&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Basesystem%2015%20SP5 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-source&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Basesystem%2015%20SP6 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-source&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Development%20Tools%2015%20SP5 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-source&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Development%20Tools%2015%20SP6 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-source&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Micro%206.0 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-source-rt&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Micro%205.5 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-source-rt&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Micro%206.0 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-source-rt&distro=SUSE%20Real%20Time%20Module%2015%20SP5 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-source-rt&distro=SUSE%20Real%20Time%20Module%2015%20SP6 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-syms-azure&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Public%20Cloud%2015%20SP5 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-syms-azure&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Public%20Cloud%2015%20SP6 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-syms&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Development%20Tools%2015%20SP5 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-syms&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Development%20Tools%2015%20SP6 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-syms-rt&distro=SUSE%20Real%20Time%20Module%2015%20SP5 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-syms-rt&distro=SUSE%20Real%20Time%20Module%2015%20SP6 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-zfcpdump&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Basesystem%2015%20SP5 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-zfcpdump&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Basesystem%2015%20SP6
< 5.14.21-150500.55.73.1+ 94 more
- (no CPE)range: < 5.14.21-150500.55.73.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150600.23.17.1
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- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150600.23.17.1
- (no CPE)range: < 5.14.21-150500.33.63.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150600.8.8.2
- (no CPE)range: < 5.14.21-150500.55.73.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150600.23.17.1
- (no CPE)range: < 5.14.21-150500.55.73.1.150500.6.33.8
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150600.23.17.1.150600.12.6.2
- (no CPE)range: < 5.14.21-150500.55.73.1.150500.6.33.8
- (no CPE)range: < 5.14.21-150500.55.73.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150600.23.17.1
- (no CPE)range: < 5.14.21-150500.55.73.1
- (no CPE)range: < 5.14.21-150500.55.73.2
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150600.23.17.3
- (no CPE)range: < 5.14.21-150500.55.73.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150600.23.17.1
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- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150600.23.17.1
- (no CPE)range: < 5.14.21-150500.55.73.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150600.23.17.1
- (no CPE)range: < 5.14.21-150500.13.64.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150600.10.5.1
- (no CPE)range: < 5.14.21-150500.13.64.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150600.10.5.1
- (no CPE)range: < 5.14.21-150500.13.64.1
- (no CPE)range: < 5.14.21-150500.33.63.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150600.8.8.2
- (no CPE)range: < 5.14.21-150500.55.73.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150600.23.17.1
- (no CPE)range: < 5.14.21-150500.13.64.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150600.10.5.1
- (no CPE)range: < 5.14.21-150500.33.63.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150600.8.8.1
- (no CPE)range: < 5.14.21-150500.55.73.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150600.23.17.1
- (no CPE)range: < 5.14.21-150500.13.64.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150600.10.5.1
- (no CPE)range: < 5.14.21-150500.55.73.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150600.23.17.1
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- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150600.8.8.2
- (no CPE)range: < 5.14.21-150500.55.73.1.150500.6.33.8
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- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150600.23.17.1.150600.12.6.2
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-17.1.1.51
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- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-18.1
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- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150600.23.17.3
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- (no CPE)range: < 1-150500.11.3.1
- (no CPE)range: < 1-150500.11.3.1
- (no CPE)range: < 1-150600.1.5.1
- (no CPE)range: < 1-150600.13.3.1
- (no CPE)range: < 5.14.21-150500.55.73.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150600.23.17.1
- (no CPE)range: < 5.14.21-150500.13.64.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150600.10.5.1
- (no CPE)range: < 5.14.21-150500.13.64.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-9.1
- (no CPE)range: < 5.14.21-150500.13.64.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150600.10.5.1
- (no CPE)range: < 5.14.21-150500.33.63.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150600.8.8.2
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- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150600.23.17.1
Linux/Linuxcpe-rescue
Range: 5.19

Patches

a03a3fa12769

https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.gitvia osv

commit

d857df86837a

https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.gitvia osv

commit

531eab2da27d

https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.gitvia osv

commit

229bedbf62b1

https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.gitvia osv

commit

Vulnerability mechanics

Generated on May 9, 2026. Inputs: CWE entries + fix-commit diffs from this CVE's patches. Citations validated against bundle.

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