CVE-2024-40978: linux kernel before 4.19.317 (exclusive), from 4.20 (inclusive), before 5.4.279 (exclusive), from 5.5 (inclusive)…

Affected technology

linux kernel · before 4.19.317 (exclusive)
linux

linux kernel · from 4.20 (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 6.1.96 (exclusive)
linux

linux kernel · from 6.2 (inclusive), before 6.6.36 (exclusive)
linux

linux kernel · from 6.7 (inclusive), before 6.9.7 (exclusive)
linux

Linux · ace7f46ba5fde7273207c7122b0650ceb72510e0 to before 56bec63a7fc87ad50b3373a87517dc9770eef9e0, ace7f46ba5fde7273207c7122b0650ceb72510e0 to before 21c963de2e86e88f6a8ca556bcebb8e62ab8e901, ace7f46ba5fde7273207c7122b0650ceb72510e0 to before 144d76a676b630e321556965011b00e2de0b40a7, ace7f46ba5fde7273207c7122b0650ceb72510e0 to before 397a8990c377ee4b61d6df768e61dff9e316d46b, ace7f46ba5fde7273207c7122b0650ceb72510e0 to before eaddb86637669f6bad89245ee63f8fb2bfb50241, ace7f46ba5fde7273207c7122b0650ceb72510e0 to before fa85b016a56b9775a3fe41e5d26e666945963b46, ace7f46ba5fde7273207c7122b0650ceb72510e0 to before e2f433ea7d0ff77998766a088a287337fb43ad75, ace7f46ba5fde7273207c7122b0650ceb72510e0 to before 28027ec8e32ecbadcd67623edb290dad61e735b5
Linux

Linux · 4.10
Linux

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

Component: Not specified by the source
Function: invokes
File: drivers/scsi/qedi/qedi_debugfs.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 7.1/10) rates confidentiality and availability impact as high; integrity impact as none. The description does not specify what an attacker can achieve beyond these rated impacts.