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CVE-2024-40929

HIGH CVSS: 7.1 Published: 2024-07-12 Modified: 2026-08-04

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 Platforms

Linux Linux Kernel

Weakness Type

CWE-125

References