CVE-2024-40929 - CVE House
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Status published Unknown CVE-2024-40929

wifi: iwlwifi: mvm: check n_ssids before accessing the ssids

Vulnerability 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.

Impact Analysis

Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.

Remediation

Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.

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Affected Vendor

Affected Software

Linux
Vulnerable Versions:
c1a7515393e403758a684fd0a2372af466675b15, 4.17, 0, 5.10.221, 5.15.162, 6.1.95, 6.6.35, 6.9.6, 6.10

Timeline

Official Publish: July 12th, 2024
Last Modified: May 11th, 2026
Added to House: July 22nd, 2026

CVSS Vectors

No vector data available

Weaknesses (CWE)

No CWE data available

MITRE ATT&CK TTPs

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