CVE-2024-40929
Medium
Elevated severity or exploit probability.
CVSS base
7.1
HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:H
EPSS — probability of exploitation (30 days)
0.4%
30.2th percentile
CISA KEV
Not listed
Weakness / dates
CWE-125
Published 2024-07-12 · modified 2026-08-04
CVSS breakdown
CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:H
| Attack Vector | A | Adjacent |
| Attack Complexity | L | Low |
| Privileges Required | N | None |
| User Interaction | N | None |
| Scope | U | Unchanged |
| Confidentiality | L | Low |
| Integrity | N | None |
| Availability | H | High |
Timeline
- 2024-07-12 — Published (NVD)
- 2026-08-04 — Last modified (NVD)
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.
Affected
References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/29a18d56bd64b95bd10bda4afda512558471382a
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3c4771091ea8016c8601399078916f722dd8833b
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/60d62757df30b74bf397a2847a6db7385c6ee281
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/62e007bdeb91c6879a4652c3426aef1cd9d2937b
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9e719ae3abad60e245ce248ba3f08148f375a614
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f777792952d03bbaf8329fdfa99393a5a33e2640
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/29a18d56bd64b95bd10bda4afda512558471382a
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3c4771091ea8016c8601399078916f722dd8833b
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/60d62757df30b74bf397a2847a6db7385c6ee281
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/62e007bdeb91c6879a4652c3426aef1cd9d2937b
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9e719ae3abad60e245ce248ba3f08148f375a614
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f777792952d03bbaf8329fdfa99393a5a33e2640
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/01/msg00001.html