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high7.1

CVE-2024-40929

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, …

Impact

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 products

VendorProductAffected versions
LinuxLinux Kernel
from 4.17 before 5.10.221
from 5.11 before 5.15.162
from 5.16 before 6.1.95
from 6.2 before 6.6.35
from 6.7 before 6.9.6
Version 6.10

Weakness classification

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