CVE-2024-26907
kernel: RDMA/mlx5: Fix fortify source warning while accessing Eth segment
Severity
LowRed Hat Product Security
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 · 6.7CVSS: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