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CVE-2024-40980: linux kernel before 5.4.279 (exclusive), from 5.5 (inclusive), before 5.10.221 (exclusive), from 5.11 (inclusive)…

CVE-2024-40980. CVSS 3.1 base score 5.5 (MEDIUM, NVD). EPSS 0.00757 (percentile 0.53987), scored 13-Oct-2026.

Affected technology

linux kernel · 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 · 4ea7e38696c7e798c47ebbecadfd392f23f814f9 to before 594e47957f3fe034645e6885393ce96c12286334, 4ea7e38696c7e798c47ebbecadfd392f23f814f9 to before 96941f29ebcc1e9cbf570dc903f30374909562f5, 4ea7e38696c7e798c47ebbecadfd392f23f814f9 to before b3722fb69468693555f531cddda5c30444726dac, 4ea7e38696c7e798c47ebbecadfd392f23f814f9 to before f251ccef1d864790e5253386e95544420b7cd8f3, 4ea7e38696c7e798c47ebbecadfd392f23f814f9 to before 76ce2f9125244e1708d29c1d3f9d1d50b347bda0, 4ea7e38696c7e798c47ebbecadfd392f23f814f9 to before 07ea878684dfb78a9d4f564c39d07e855a9e242e, 4ea7e38696c7e798c47ebbecadfd392f23f814f9 to before f1e197a665c2148ebc25fe09c53689e60afea195
Linux

Linux · 2.6.31
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/core/drop_monitor.c

Attack conditions (Source advisory, CVSS 3.1): Network (remote) · No privileges required · No user interaction required

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

What an attacker can do

Source advisory’s CVSS 3.1 assessment (base score 7.5/10) rates confidentiality and integrity impact as none; availability impact as high. NVD’s CVSS 3.1 assessment (base score 5.5/10) 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.

Published 15-Oct-2026 01:47 UTC

CWE: CWE-667
CCR priority: 22.2 /100 (P4)
CVSS 3.1: 5.5 /10 · CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H · NVD
EPSS: 0.00757 · percentile 0.53987 · 2026-10-13
KEV: no

Provenance

NVD CVE API 2.0 · Source record · observed 2026-10-15 01:46:36.646798+00:00 UTC

Stable permalink: https://cybercodered.org/item/cve-cve-2024-40980.html