CVE-2024-40929 : faille élevée linux linux kernel (CVSS 7.1)

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.

Sévérité

Élevée (CVSS 7.1)

Vecteur CVSS

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H

Exploitation active

Non signalée par la CISA

Publication

12 juil. 2024

Dernière mise à jour

4 août 2026

• linux linux kernel

• Fiche CVE-2024-40929 sur le NVD (NIST)
• git.kernel.org/stable/c/29a18d56bd64b95bd10bda4afda5125584713…
• git.kernel.org/stable/c/3c4771091ea8016c8601399078916f722dd88…
• git.kernel.org/stable/c/60d62757df30b74bf397a2847a6db7385c6ee…
• git.kernel.org/stable/c/62e007bdeb91c6879a4652c3426aef1cd9d29…
• git.kernel.org/stable/c/9e719ae3abad60e245ce248ba3f08148f375a…
• git.kernel.org/stable/c/f777792952d03bbaf8329fdfa99393a5a33e2…
• lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/01/msg00001.html