CVE-2024-40937

A vulnerability was found in the Linux kernel's gve component, where the gve_rx_free_skb function incorrectly left napi->skb referencing a freed socket buffer (skb) after calling dev_kfree_skb_any(), which could lead to a dangling pointer being returned by napi_get_frags on subsequent calls.

The CVSS score(s) listed for this vulnerability do not reflect the associated product's status, and are included for informational purposes to better understand the severity of this vulnerability.

Mitigation for this issue is either not available or the currently available options do not meet the Red Hat Product Security criteria comprising ease of use and deployment, applicability to widespread installation base or stability.