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CVE-2024-40929

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CVE-2024-40929

Published: Jul 12, 2024

Modified: May 11, 2026

PUBLISHED

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.

VendorProductVersions

Linux

Linux

affected
c1a7515393e403758a684fd0a2372af466675b15 - < 3c4771091ea8016c8601399078916f722dd8833b
affected
c1a7515393e403758a684fd0a2372af466675b15 - < f777792952d03bbaf8329fdfa99393a5a33e2640
affected
c1a7515393e403758a684fd0a2372af466675b15 - < 9e719ae3abad60e245ce248ba3f08148f375a614
affected
c1a7515393e403758a684fd0a2372af466675b15 - < 29a18d56bd64b95bd10bda4afda512558471382a
affected
c1a7515393e403758a684fd0a2372af466675b15 - < 62e007bdeb91c6879a4652c3426aef1cd9d2937b

+1 more versions

Linux

Linux

affected
4.17
unaffected
0 - < 4.17
unaffected
5.10.221 - <= 5.10.*
unaffected
5.15.162 - <= 5.15.*
unaffected
6.1.95 - <= 6.1.*

+3 more versions

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