# CVE-2024-40940: net/mlx5: Fix tainted pointer delete is case of flow rules creation fail

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2024-07-12 · Updated: 2026-05-11

## Affected

- Linux: version range not reported
- Linux: 5.19

## Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net/mlx5: Fix tainted pointer delete is case of flow rules creation fail In case of flow rule creation fail in mlx5_lag_create_port_sel_table(), instead of previously created rules, the tainted pointer is deleted deveral times. Fix this bug by using correct flow rules pointers. Found by Linux Verification Center (linuxtesting.org) with SVACE.

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## Related

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## References

- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/531eab2da27dd42d68dfb841d82e987f4a6738b8
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d857df86837ac1c30592e8a068204d16feac9930
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a03a3fa12769e25f4385bee587afe1445aee7f7a
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/229bedbf62b13af5aba6525ad10b62ad38d9ccb5

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