CVE-2024-40937

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Linux kernel (affected versions not specified)

Description The issue arises from the gve rx free skb function incorrectly leaving napi->skb referencing an skb after it is freed with dev kfree skb any(). This can result in a subsequent call to napi get frags returning a dangling pointer. The fix involves clearing napi->skb before the skb is freed.

Recommendations At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.