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CVE-2024-40920HIGH
Linux Linux — net: bridge: mst: fix suspicious rcu usage in br_mst_set_state
  AV  AC  PR  UI  S  C  I  A   CVSS    EPSS   %ile   KEV
   L   L   L   N  U  H  H  H    7.8   .0042   35.0     —
AFFECTED
  Product  Versions                                    Fixed
  Linux    8ca9a750fc711911ef616ceb627d07357b04545e –  —
  Linux    6.1.93 –                                    —
TIMELINE
  Jul 12  Reserved by Linux
  Jul 12  Published (CNA: Linux)
  Aug 4   RESCORED — CVE-2024-40920 (Linux). CVSS 7.1 → 7.8 (NVD).
CWE-416 · CNA: Linux · CVSS v3.1 · 5 references · NVD status: Modified

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net: bridge: mst: fix suspicious rcu usage in br_mst_set_state I converted br_mst_set_state to RCU to avoid a vlan use-after-free but forgot to change the vlan group dereference helper. Switch to vlan group RCU deref helper to fix the suspicious rcu usage warning.

Lifecycle

Complete event history — 3 events, chronological
DateEventDetail
July 12, 2024ReservedReserved by Linux
July 12, 2024PublishedPublished (CNA: Linux)
August 4, 2026RESCOREDRESCORED — CVE-2024-40920 (Linux). CVSS 7.1 → 7.8 (NVD).

Affected

Affected products and packages — 2 rows
VendorProduct / PackageEcosystemVersion introducedFixed
LinuxLinux8ca9a750fc711911ef616ceb627d07357b04545e
LinuxLinux6.1.93

Weaknesses

CWE-416

References (5)

Related

Authoritative record: CVE-2024-40920 at cve.org

Vendors: linux

Weaknesses: CWE-416

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