CVE-2024-40929 — Out-of-bounds Read in Linux
Severity
7.1HIGHNVD
OSV5.5
EPSS
0.0%
top 99.52%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
Timeline
PublishedJul 12
Latest updateAug 14
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
wifi: iwlwifi: mvm: check n_ssids before accessing the ssids
In some versions of cfg80211, the ssids poinet might be a valid one even
though n_ssids is 0. Accessing the pointer in this case will cuase an
out-of-bound access. Fix this by checking n_ssids first.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:HExploitability: 1.8 | Impact: 5.2
Affected Packages6 packages
▶CVEListV5linux/linuxc1a7515393e403758a684fd0a2372af466675b15 — 3c4771091ea8016c8601399078916f722dd8833b+6
Patches
🔴Vulnerability Details
21OSV
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