CVE-2024-40905: linux kernel from 4.2 (inclusive), before 5.4.279 (exclusive), from 5.5 (inclusive), before 5.10.221 (exclusive), from…

Affected technology

linux kernel · from 4.2 (inclusive), before 5.4.279 (exclusive)
linux

linux kernel · from 5.5 (inclusive), before 5.10.221 (exclusive)
linux

linux kernel · from 5.11 (inclusive), before 5.15.162 (exclusive)
linux

linux kernel · from 5.16 (inclusive), before 6.1.95 (exclusive)
linux

linux kernel · from 6.2 (inclusive), before 6.6.35 (exclusive)
linux

linux kernel · from 6.7 (inclusive), before 6.9.6 (exclusive)
linux

linux kernel · 6.10 · update rc1
linux

linux kernel · 6.10 · update rc2
linux

Linux · d52d3997f843ffefaa8d8462790ffcaca6c74192 to before c90af1cced2f669a7b2304584be4ada495eaa0e5, d52d3997f843ffefaa8d8462790ffcaca6c74192 to before c693698787660c97950bc1f93a8dd19d8307153d, d52d3997f843ffefaa8d8462790ffcaca6c74192 to before a0bc020592b54a8f3fa2b7f244b6e39e526c2e12, d52d3997f843ffefaa8d8462790ffcaca6c74192 to before 2498960dac9b6fc49b6d1574f7cd1a4872744adf, d52d3997f843ffefaa8d8462790ffcaca6c74192 to before 7e796c3fefa8b17b30e7252886ae8cffacd2b9ef, d52d3997f843ffefaa8d8462790ffcaca6c74192 to before 09e5a5a80e205922151136069e440477d6816914, d52d3997f843ffefaa8d8462790ffcaca6c74192 to before b01e1c030770ff3b4fe37fc7cc6bca03f594133f
Linux

Linux · 4.2
Linux

RUGGEDCOM RST2428P · 0 to before V3.1
Siemens

SCALANCE XCM-/XRM-/XCH-/XRH-300 family · 0 to before V3.1
Siemens

SIMATIC S7-1500 TM MFP - GNU/Linux subsystem · 0 to before V1.1.1
Siemens

Component: Not specified by the source
File: net/ipv6/ip6_fib.c, net/ipv6/route.c

Attack conditions (NVD, CVSS 3.1): Local · Low privileges required · No user interaction required

What an attacker can do

NVD’s CVSS 3.1 assessment (base score 4.7/10) rates confidentiality and integrity impact as none; availability impact as high. The description does not specify what an attacker can achieve beyond these rated impacts.