CVE-2024-40929
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CVE Details
| Release Date: | 2024-07-12 | |
| Impact: | Low | What is this? |
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.
See more information about CVE-2024-40929 from MITRE CVE dictionary and NIST NVD
NOTE: The following CVSS metrics and score provided are preliminary and subject to review.
CVSS v3 metrics
| Base Score: | 4.4 |
| Vector String: | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
| Version: | 3.1 |
| Attack Vector: | Local |
| Attack Complexity: | Low |
| Privileges Required: | High |
| User Interaction: | None |
| Scope: | Unchanged |
| Confidentiality Impact: | None |
| Integrity Impact: | None |
| Availability Impact: | High |
Errata information
| Platform | Errata | Release Date |
| Oracle Linux version 8 (kernel) | ELSA-2024-7000 | 2024-09-24 |
| Oracle Linux version 8 (kernel-uek) | ELSA-2024-12618 | 2024-09-12 |
| Oracle Linux version 9 (kernel) | ELSA-2024-5928 | 2024-08-28 |
| Oracle Linux version 9 (kernel-uek) | ELSA-2024-12618 | 2024-09-12 |
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