CVE-2024-40901

HIGHNVD 7.87.8—
EchelonGraph scoreMEDIUM confidence

Score 7.8 from GitHub Security Advisory (severity: HIGH) published 2024-07-12. NVD baseline CVSS 7.8; sources differ by 0.0.

Triggered by: GitHub Security Advisory CVSS
Sources: epss, ghsa, nvd
Trending — 4 sources updated this week
7.8EG
EchelonGraph verdictPlan a fixSerious severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet.
  • High severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS PROB: 0%CVSS: 7.8Exploit: None knownExposed: 0

A fix is available — apply it.

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

scsi: mpt3sas: Avoid test/set_bit() operating in non-allocated memory

There is a potential out-of-bounds access when using test_bit() on a single word. The test_bit() and set_bit() functions operate on long values, and when testing or setting a single word, they can exceed the word boundary. KASAN detects this issue and produces a dump:

BUG: KASAN: slab-out-of-bounds in _scsih_add_device.constprop.0 (./arch/x86/include/asm/bitops.h:60 ./include/asm-generic/bitops/instrumented-atomic.h:29 drivers/scsi/mpt3sas/mpt3sas_scsih.c:7331) mpt3sas

Write of size 8 at addr ffff8881d26e3c60 by task kworker/u1536:2/2965

For full log, please look at [1].

Make the allocation at least the size of sizeof(unsigned long) so that set_bit() and test_bit() have sufficient room for read/write operations without overwriting unallocated memory.

[1] Link: https://lore.kernel.org/all/[email protected]/

CVSS v3
7.8
EG Score
7.8(medium)
EG Risk
35(Track)
EG Risk 35/100SSVC: Track

EG Risk is EchelonGraph's 0–100 priority score: it fuses intrinsic severity with real-world exploitation and automatability so you can rank equal-severity CVEs and fix the most dangerous first. Higher = act sooner. Distinct from the 0–10 EG Score (severity).

How it’s computed
Severity78% × 45%
Exploitation0% × 40%
Automatability0% × 15%
Action: Routine — remediate on your standard cadence.
EPSS PROB
0%
EPSS %ILE
23%
KEV
Not listed

Published

July 12, 2024

Last Modified

August 5, 2026

Advisory Details (8)

Auto-updated Aug 4, 2026
No patch confirmed yet.
generic

scsi: mpt3sas: Avoid test/set_bit() operating in non-allocated memory - kernel/git/stable/linux.git - Linux kernel stable tree

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/18abb5db0aa9b2d48f7037a88b41af2eef821674
generic

scsi: mpt3sas: Avoid test/set_bit() operating in non-allocated memory - kernel/git/stable/linux.git - Linux kernel stable tree

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0081d2b3ae0a17a86b8cc0fa3c8bdc54e233ba16
generic

scsi: mpt3sas: Avoid test/set_bit() operating in non-allocated memory - kernel/git/stable/linux.git - Linux kernel stable tree

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e9bce7c751f6d6c7be88c0bc081a66aaf61a23ee
generic

scsi: mpt3sas: Avoid test/set_bit() operating in non-allocated memory - kernel/git/stable/linux.git - Linux kernel stable tree

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9079338c5a0d1f1fee34fb1c9e99b754efe414c5
generic

scsi: mpt3sas: Avoid test/set_bit() operating in non-allocated memory - kernel/git/stable/linux.git - Linux kernel stable tree

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/521f333e644c4246ca04a4fc4772edc53dd2a801
generic

scsi: mpt3sas: Avoid test/set_bit() operating in non-allocated memory - kernel/git/stable/linux.git - Linux kernel stable tree

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/46bab2bcd771e725ff5ca3a68ba68cfeac45676c
generic

scsi: mpt3sas: Avoid test/set_bit() operating in non-allocated memory - kernel/git/stable/linux.git - Linux kernel stable tree

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4254dfeda82f20844299dca6c38cbffcfd499f41
generic

scsi: mpt3sas: Avoid test/set_bit() operating in non-allocated memory - kernel/git/stable/linux.git - Linux kernel stable tree

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/19649e49a6df07cd2e03e0a11396fd3a99485ec2

Vendor Advisories for CVE-2024-40901(4)

These vendors published their own advisory mentioning this CVE — often with vendor-specific remediation steps + affected product lists not in NVD.

Patch Availability(26)

Vendor / EcosystemFixed in / PatchReleasedSource
ubuntulinux-virtual-hwe-18.04-edge (5.4.0.195.193) @ focal2026-05-23ubuntu
ubuntulinux-tools-iot (5.4.0.1043.41) @ focal2026-05-23ubuntu
ubuntulinux-xilinx-zynqmp-tools-5.4.0-1051 (5.4.0-1051.55) @ focal2026-05-23ubuntu
ubuntulinux-virtual-hwe-20.04-edge (5.15.0.121.121) @ jammy2026-05-23ubuntu
ubuntulinux-tools-nvidia-hwe-22.04-edge (6.8.0-1013.14~22.04.1) @ jammy2026-05-23ubuntu
ubuntulinux-tools-lowlatency-hwe-22.04-edge (6.8.0-44.44.1~22.04.1) @ jammy2026-05-23ubuntu
ubuntulinux-tools-azure-lts-22.04 (5.15.0.1072.70) @ jammy2026-05-23ubuntu
ubuntulinux-xilinx-zynqmp-tools-host (5.15.0-1035.39) @ jammy2026-05-23ubuntu
ubuntulinux-virtual-hwe-24.04-edge (6.8.0-44.44) @ noble2026-05-23ubuntu
ubuntulinux-tools-raspi (6.8.0-1011.12) @ noble2026-05-23ubuntu
ubuntulinux-virtual-hwe-22.04-edge (6.8.0-45.45~22.04.1) @ jammy2026-05-23ubuntu
ubuntulinux-tools-lowlatency-hwe-20.04-edge (5.15.0.121.110) @ jammy2026-05-23ubuntu
ubuntulinux-tools-azure-edge (4.15.0.1182.197~16.04.1) @ xenial2026-05-23ubuntu
ubuntulinux-tools-raspi2-hwe-18.04-edge (5.4.0.1116.146) @ focal2026-05-23ubuntu
ubuntulinux-virtual-hwe-16.04-edge (4.15.0.230.242~16.04.1) @ xenial2026-05-23ubuntu
ubuntulinux-tools-azure-fde-edge (5.15.0.1072.81~20.04.1.49) @ focal2026-05-23ubuntu
ubuntulinux-tools-raspi-hwe-18.04-edge (5.4.0.1116.128~18.04.1) @ bionic2026-05-23ubuntu
ubuntulinux-tools-oracle-edge (5.15.0.1067.73~20.04.1) @ focal2026-05-23ubuntu
ubuntulinux-tools-azure (6.8.0-1014.16) @ noble2026-05-23ubuntu
ubuntulinux-tools-nvidia-lowlatency-64k (6.8.0-1013.14.1) @ noble2026-05-23ubuntu
ubuntulinux-virtual-hwe-18.04-edge (5.4.0.195.215~18.04.1) @ bionic2026-05-23ubuntu
redhatkernel-0:5.14.0-427.44.1.el9_42024-11-13redhat
redhatkernel-0:5.14.0-503.11.1.el9_52024-11-12redhat
redhatkernel-rt-0:4.18.0-553.22.1.rt7.363.el8_102024-09-24redhat
redhatkernel-0:4.18.0-553.22.1.el8_102024-09-24redhat
linuxKernel @ 4.19.317—osv

Patches are aggregated from vendor advisories (Red Hat, Microsoft, Cisco, GitHub) and package ecosystems (OSV, GHSA). Multiple rows for the same upstream release have been deduplicated.

Weakness Classification(1)

MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.

Additional Vendor Advisories

(21)

Vendors that published advisories for this CVE beyond the curated set above. Broader coverage but minimal per-row detail — click through for the original advisory.

Data Freshness Timeline

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Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2024-40901?
CVE-2024-40901 is a high vulnerability published on July 12, 2024. In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: scsi: mpt3sas: Avoid test/set_bit() operating in non-allocated memory There is a potential out-of-bounds access when using test_bit() on a single word. The testbit() and setbit() functions operate on long values, and when testing…
When was CVE-2024-40901 disclosed?
CVE-2024-40901 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on July 12, 2024, with the most recent update on August 5, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2024-40901 actively exploited?
CVE-2024-40901 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 0% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, which ranks it in the top 76.9% of all scored CVEs.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2024-40901?
CVE-2024-40901 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.8 (NVD).
How do I remediate CVE-2024-40901?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2024-40901, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

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