Out-of-bounds read in Linux kernel - CVE-2024-40901

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Out-of-bounds read in Linux kernel - CVE-2024-40901

Published: July 13, 2024 / Updated: May 13, 2025


Vulnerability identifier: #VU94233
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2024-40901
CWE-ID: CWE-125
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Affected software:
Linux kernel
Debian Linux
Oracle Linux
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 12
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Availability Extension 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Availability Extension 12
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12
SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12
SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 12
openSUSE Leap Micro
SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems
Anolis OS
Red Hat CodeReady Linux Builder for ARM 64
Red Hat CodeReady Linux Builder for Power, little endian
Red Hat CodeReady Linux Builder for x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for ARM 64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, little endian
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Real Time for NFV
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Real Time
SUSE Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension 12
SUSE Linux Enterprise Live Patching
Ubuntu
Public Cloud Module
SUSE Real Time Module
Basesystem Module
Development Tools Module
Legacy Module
openSUSE Leap
openEuler
IBM Integrated Analytics System
SmartFabric Storage Software
RecoverPoint for Virtual Machines
linux-image-ibm (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-4.15.0-1182-azure (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-4.15.0-1174-aws (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-4.15.0-1167-gcp (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-4.15.0-1136-oracle (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-raspi-hwe-18.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.4.0-1116-raspi (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-virtual-hwe-18.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-snapdragon-hwe-18.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-oracle (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-oem-osp1 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-oem (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-lowlatency-hwe-18.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-4.15.0-1157-kvm (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-generic-hwe-18.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-gcp (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.4.0-1079-ibm (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.4.0-1131-oracle (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.4.0-1132-aws (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.4.0-1136-gcp (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.4.0-1137-azure (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.4.0-195-generic (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.4.0-195-lowlatency (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-aws (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-azure (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-kvm (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-virtual-hwe-16.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-lowlatency-hwe-16.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-gke (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-generic-hwe-16.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-aws-hwe (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-virtual (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-oracle-lts-18.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-lowlatency (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-generic (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-gcp-lts-18.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-4.15.0-230-generic (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-4.15.0-230-lowlatency (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-aws-lts-18.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-azure-lts-18.04 (Ubuntu package)
kgraft-patch-4_12_14-122_225-default
kernel-livepatch-5_14_21-150500_55_73-default
kernel-livepatch-5_14_21-150500_13_64-rt
kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP5-RT_Update_18-debugsource
kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP5_Update_17-debugsource
kernel-livepatch-5_14_21-150500_13_64-rt-debuginfo
kernel-livepatch-5_14_21-150500_55_73-default-debuginfo
kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150600_10_5-rt-debuginfo
kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150600_10_5-rt
kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP6-RT_Update_1-debugsource
kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150600_23_17-default
kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP6_Update_3-debugsource
kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150600_23_17-default-debuginfo
dlm-kmp-rt-debuginfo
kernel-rt_debug
kernel-rt
kernel-devel-rt
kernel-source-rt
ocfs2-kmp-rt
kernel-syms-rt
gfs2-kmp-rt
kernel-rt_debug-debuginfo
kernel-rt-debuginfo
cluster-md-kmp-rt-debuginfo
kernel-rt-base-debuginfo
kernel-rt-base
cluster-md-kmp-rt
kernel-rt_debug-debugsource
dlm-kmp-rt
ocfs2-kmp-rt-debuginfo
kernel-rt-debugsource
kernel-rt_debug-devel-debuginfo
kernel-rt-devel
gfs2-kmp-rt-debuginfo
kernel-rt-devel-debuginfo
kernel-rt_debug-devel
kernel-source-azure
kernel-azure-debugsource
kernel-azure-devel
kernel-azure-base
kernel-azure
kernel-azure-base-debuginfo
kernel-syms-azure
kernel-azure-debuginfo
kernel-devel-azure
cluster-md-kmp-default-debuginfo
ocfs2-kmp-default-debuginfo
kernel-default-devel
kernel-obs-build
kernel-obs-build-debugsource
kernel-default-kgraft
kernel-default-kgraft-devel
kernel-default-devel-debuginfo
kernel-macros
kernel-devel
kernel-source
kernel-default-man
kernel-default-extra
kernel-default-extra-debuginfo
kernel-default
gfs2-kmp-default-debuginfo
kernel-syms
kernel-default-base
cluster-md-kmp-default
ocfs2-kmp-default
dlm-kmp-default-debuginfo
kernel-default-debugsource
dlm-kmp-default
kernel-default-base-debuginfo
gfs2-kmp-default
kernel-default-debuginfo
kernel-docs
kernel (Red Hat package)
kernel-rt (Red Hat package)
kernel-core
kernel
bpftool
kernel-doc
kernel-abi-stablelists
python3-perf
perf
kernel-tools-libs-devel
kernel-tools-libs
kernel-tools
kernel-modules-extra
kernel-headers
kernel-debug-modules-extra
kernel-debug-modules
kernel-debug-devel
kernel-debug-core
kernel-debug
kernel-cross-headers
kernel-modules
kernel-debuginfo
kernel-debugsource
kernel-tools-debuginfo
kernel-tools-devel
perf-debuginfo
python2-perf
python2-perf-debuginfo
bpftool-debuginfo
python3-perf-debuginfo
linux-image-generic-lpae (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.4.0-195-generic-lpae (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.4.0-1043-iot (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-xilinx-zynqmp (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.4.0-1051-xilinx-zynqmp (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-ibm-lts-20.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-bluefield (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.4.0-1092-bluefield (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-gkeop (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-gkeop-5.4 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.4.0-1099-gkeop (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-raspi2-hwe-18.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-raspi2 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-raspi (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.4.0-1120-kvm (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-oracle-lts-20.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-aws-lts-20.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-gcp-lts-20.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-azure-lts-20.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux (Debian package)
kernel-rt-vdso
kernel-rt-extra-debuginfo
kselftests-kmp-rt
kernel-rt-extra
kernel-rt-vdso-debuginfo
kernel-rt-livepatch-devel
kernel-rt-optional
kernel-rt_debug-vdso-debuginfo
kernel-rt-optional-debuginfo
reiserfs-kmp-rt
kernel-rt-livepatch
kselftests-kmp-rt-debuginfo
reiserfs-kmp-rt-debuginfo
kernel-rt_debug-vdso
kernel-rt_debug-livepatch-devel
kernel-azure-extra
gfs2-kmp-azure-debuginfo
kernel-azure-livepatch-devel
kernel-azure-vdso
kernel-azure-vdso-debuginfo
ocfs2-kmp-azure
kernel-azure-optional-debuginfo
gfs2-kmp-azure
ocfs2-kmp-azure-debuginfo
cluster-md-kmp-azure
kernel-azure-optional
kselftests-kmp-azure
kernel-azure-devel-debuginfo
dlm-kmp-azure-debuginfo
kselftests-kmp-azure-debuginfo
cluster-md-kmp-azure-debuginfo
kernel-azure-extra-debuginfo
dlm-kmp-azure
reiserfs-kmp-azure
reiserfs-kmp-azure-debuginfo
dtb-socionext
reiserfs-kmp-64kb
cluster-md-kmp-64kb-debuginfo
dtb-nvidia
dtb-altera
dtb-cavium
dtb-apple
dtb-amd
kernel-64kb-livepatch-devel
dtb-hisilicon
dtb-marvell
dtb-apm
dtb-amlogic
dtb-arm
dtb-mediatek
gfs2-kmp-64kb-debuginfo
kernel-64kb-devel-debuginfo
kernel-source-vanilla
kernel-debug-livepatch-devel
kernel-debug-debuginfo
kernel-debug-debugsource
kernel-debug-devel-debuginfo
dtb-broadcom
ocfs2-kmp-64kb
dtb-qcom
kernel-64kb-optional
kselftests-kmp-64kb-debuginfo
dtb-amazon
dtb-sprd
dlm-kmp-64kb-debuginfo
kernel-default-optional-debuginfo
kernel-obs-qa
kernel-default-optional
reiserfs-kmp-default-debuginfo
kselftests-kmp-default-debuginfo
kernel-default-livepatch-devel
kselftests-kmp-default
kernel-kvmsmall-devel-debuginfo
kernel-kvmsmall-debuginfo
kernel-kvmsmall-livepatch-devel
kernel-kvmsmall-devel
kernel-kvmsmall-debugsource
kernel-zfcpdump-debugsource
kernel-64kb-debugsource
kernel-64kb-extra-debuginfo
kernel-64kb-extra
dtb-allwinner
kernel-64kb-optional-debuginfo
gfs2-kmp-64kb
cluster-md-kmp-64kb
dtb-lg
dtb-xilinx
dtb-aarch64
kernel-zfcpdump-debuginfo
dtb-exynos
kernel-zfcpdump
kernel-kvmsmall
kernel-64kb-devel
kernel-default-livepatch
kselftests-kmp-64kb
reiserfs-kmp-default
kernel-kvmsmall-vdso
ocfs2-kmp-64kb-debuginfo
kernel-kvmsmall-vdso-debuginfo
dtb-rockchip
dtb-freescale
dtb-renesas
dlm-kmp-64kb
reiserfs-kmp-64kb-debuginfo
kernel-64kb-debuginfo
kernel-default-vdso
kernel-default-vdso-debuginfo
kernel-debug-vdso
kernel-debug-vdso-debuginfo
kernel-64kb
kernel-default-base-rebuild
kernel-docs-html
linux-image-lowlatency-64k (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-generic-64k (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.15.0-121-generic (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.15.0-121-generic-64k (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.15.0-121-generic-lpae (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.15.0-121-lowlatency (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.15.0-121-lowlatency-64k (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-generic-hwe-20.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-generic-lpae-hwe-20.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-oem-20.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-oem-20.04b (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-oem-20.04c (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-generic-64k-hwe-20.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-oem-20.04d (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-virtual-hwe-20.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-lowlatency-64k-hwe-20.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-lowlatency-hwe-20.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.15.0-1035-xilinx-zynqmp (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-gkeop-5.15 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.15.0-1052-gkeop (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-raspi-nolpae (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.15.0-1062-ibm (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.15.0-1062-raspi (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-nvidia (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-nvidia-lowlatency (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.15.0-1064-nvidia (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.15.0-1064-nvidia-lowlatency (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.15.0-1064-intel-iotg (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-gke-5.15 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.15.0-1066-kvm (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.15.0-1066-gke (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-oracle-lts-22.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.15.0-1067-oracle (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-gcp-lts-22.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.15.0-1068-gcp (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-aws-lts-22.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.15.0-1069-aws (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-azure-lts-22.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.15.0-1072-azure (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.15.0-1072-azure-fde (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-azure-cvm (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-azure-fde (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-azure-fde-lts-22.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-generic-64k-hwe-24.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-generic-hwe-24.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.8.0-44-generic (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.8.0-44-generic-64k (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-virtual-hwe-24.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.8.0-44-lowlatency (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.8.0-44-lowlatency-64k (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-lowlatency-64k-hwe-22.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-lowlatency-hwe-22.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-oem-22.04a (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.8.0-45-generic (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.8.0-45-generic-64k (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-generic-64k-hwe-22.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-oem-22.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-oem-22.04b (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-oem-22.04c (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-oem-22.04d (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-virtual-hwe-22.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-generic-hwe-22.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.8.0-1010-gke (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.8.0-1011-raspi (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.8.0-1012-oem (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-ibm-classic (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-ibm-lts-24.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-oracle-64k (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.8.0-1012-oracle-64k (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.8.0-1012-oracle (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.8.0-1012-ibm (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-nvidia-64k (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.8.0-1013-nvidia (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.8.0-1013-nvidia-64k (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-nvidia-lowlatency-64k (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.8.0-1013-nvidia-lowlatency-64k (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.8.0-1013-nvidia-lowlatency (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-nvidia-64k-6.8 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-nvidia-6.8 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.8.0-1014-gcp (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.8.0-1014-azure-fde (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.8.0-1014-azure (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.8.0-1015-aws (Ubuntu package)
Storage Copy Data Management
Cloud Pak for Network Automation
Technical Support Appliance
IBM Cloud Pak for Watson AIOps
Guardium Data Protection
Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform
OpenShift Logging
Dell Secure Connect Gateway
IBM Spectrum Protect Plus
linux-image-intel-iotg (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-intel (Ubuntu package)
IBM Security Guardium

Detailed vulnerability description

The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to an out-of-bounds read error within the mpt3sas_base_attach() and _base_check_ioc_facts_changes() functions in drivers/scsi/mpt3sas/mpt3sas_base.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.


How to mitigate CVE-2024-40901

Install update from vendor's website.

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