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

RDMA/mlx5: Add check for srq max_sge attribute

CVE-2024-40990

Description

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

max_sge attribute is passed by the user, and is inserted and used unchecked, so verify that the value doesn't exceed maximum allowed value before using it.

Affected products

120

osv-coords119 versions
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< 5.14.21-150500.55.73.1+ 118 more
- (no CPE)range: < 5.14.21-150500.55.73.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150600.23.22.1
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- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150600.23.22.1
- (no CPE)range: < 5.14.21-150500.33.63.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150600.8.11.1
- (no CPE)range: < 5.14.21-150500.55.73.1
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- (no CPE)range: < 5.14.21-150500.55.73.1.150500.6.33.8
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150600.23.22.1.150600.12.8.3
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- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150600.10.8.3
- (no CPE)range: < 5.14.21-150500.13.64.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150600.10.8.3
- (no CPE)range: < 5.14.21-150500.13.64.1
- (no CPE)range: < 5.14.21-150500.33.63.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150600.8.11.1
- (no CPE)range: < 5.14.21-150500.55.73.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150600.23.22.1
- (no CPE)range: < 5.14.21-150500.13.64.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150600.10.8.3
- (no CPE)range: < 5.14.21-150500.33.63.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150600.8.11.1
- (no CPE)range: < 5.14.21-150500.55.73.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150600.23.22.1
- (no CPE)range: < 5.14.21-150500.13.64.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150600.10.8.1
- (no CPE)range: < 5.14.21-150500.55.73.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150600.23.22.1
- (no CPE)range: < 5.14.21-150500.55.73.1
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- (no CPE)range: < 5.14.21-150500.33.63.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150600.8.11.1
- (no CPE)range: < 4.12.14-16.194.1
- (no CPE)range: < 4.12.14-16.194.1
- (no CPE)range: < 5.14.21-150500.55.73.1.150500.6.33.8
- (no CPE)range: < 5.14.21-150500.55.73.1.150500.6.33.8
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150600.23.22.1.150600.12.8.3
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-17.1.1.51
- (no CPE)range: < 4.12.14-122.225.1
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- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150600.23.22.1
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- (no CPE)range: < 4.12.14-122.225.1
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- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-19.1
- (no CPE)range: < 5.14.21-150500.55.73.2
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150600.23.22.1
- (no CPE)range: < 4.12.14-122.225.2
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- (no CPE)range: < 1-150500.11.3.1
- (no CPE)range: < 1-150500.11.3.1
- (no CPE)range: < 1-150600.1.3.2
- (no CPE)range: < 1-150600.13.3.3
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- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150600.23.22.1
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- (no CPE)range: < 4.12.14-10.197.1
- (no CPE)range: < 5.14.21-150500.13.64.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150600.10.8.3
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- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-10.1
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- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150600.10.8.3
- (no CPE)range: < 5.14.21-150500.33.63.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150600.8.11.1
- (no CPE)range: < 4.12.14-16.194.1
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- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150600.23.22.1
- (no CPE)range: < 5.14.21-150500.55.73.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150600.23.22.1
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- (no CPE)range: < 4.12.14-122.225.1
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- (no CPE)range: < 4.12.14-10.197.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-10.1
- (no CPE)range: < 5.14.21-150500.13.64.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150600.10.8.3
- (no CPE)range: < 5.14.21-150500.33.63.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150600.8.11.1
- (no CPE)range: < 4.12.14-16.194.1
- (no CPE)range: < 4.12.14-16.194.1
- (no CPE)range: < 5.14.21-150500.55.73.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150600.23.22.1
- (no CPE)range: < 4.12.14-122.225.1
- (no CPE)range: < 4.12.14-122.225.1
- (no CPE)range: < 4.12.14-10.197.1
- (no CPE)range: < 5.14.21-150500.13.64.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150600.10.8.1
- (no CPE)range: < 5.14.21-150500.55.73.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150600.23.22.1
- (no CPE)range: < 1-8.3.1
Linux/Linuxcpe-rescue
Range: 3.11

Patches

36ab7ada64ca

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

commit

4ab99e361313

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

commit

e0deb0e9c967

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

commit

999586418600

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

commit

1e692244bf7d

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

commit

7186b81c1f15

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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