A vulnerability was found in Linux Kernel up to 5.10.220/5.15.161/6.1.95/6.6.35/6.9.6. It has been declared as problematic. This vulnerability affects the function max_sge of the component mlx5. The manipulation leads to Privilege Escalation.

This vulnerability was named CVE-2024-40990. Access to the local network is required for this attack to succeed. There is no exploit available.

It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.