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CVE-2024-26907

kernel: RDMA/mlx5: Fix fortify source warning while accessing Eth segment

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Severity

Low

Red Hat Product Security

6.7

CVSS 3.1

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Published · April 17, 2024

Updated · November 2, 2026

Description

A flaw was found in the Linux kernel's mlx5 InfiniBand driver. Certain scenarios could lead to a use-after-free issue, potentially allowing an attacker to escalate their privileges or affect system integrity or stability.

Statement

This flaw only affects systems that actively use specific InfiniBand hardware, and because exploitation would require an attacker to have the means to cause or otherwise be able to profile network traffic over those interfaces, Red Hat assesses the impact of this vulnerability as Low.

CVSS score applicability

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Mitigation

No mitigation is specified in collected source.

CVSS / CWE

CVSS 3.1 · 6.7
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CWE-99 · Improper Control of Resource Identifiers