CVE-2024-38542
kernel: RDMA/mana_ib: boundary check before installing cq callbacks
Severity
ModerateRed Hat Product Security
CVSS 3.1
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Published · June 19, 2024
Updated · October 20, 2026
Description
A flaw was found in the Linux kernel mana RDMA driver. mana_ib_install_cq_cb() installs a completion-queue callback without checking that the queue index is inside the callback array. A local user of that device can pass an index past the end of the array.
Statement
Red Hat Enterprise Linux is not vulnerable to this CVE, as it does not affect the versions or configurations of the Linux kernel used in its distributions.
CVSS score applicability
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Mitigation
No mitigation is specified in collected source.
CVSS / CWE
CVSS 3.1 · 4.4CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CWE-129 · Improper Validation of Array Index