CVE - CVE-2024-40929

CVE-ID
CVE-2024-40929	Learn more at National Vulnerability Database (NVD) • CVSS Severity Rating • Fix Information • Vulnerable Software Versions • SCAP Mappings • CPE Information
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.
References
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MISC:https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/29a18d56bd64b95bd10bda4afda512558471382a URL:https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/29a18d56bd64b95bd10bda4afda512558471382a MISC:https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3c4771091ea8016c8601399078916f722dd8833b URL:https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3c4771091ea8016c8601399078916f722dd8833b MISC:https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/60d62757df30b74bf397a2847a6db7385c6ee281 URL:https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/60d62757df30b74bf397a2847a6db7385c6ee281 MISC:https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/62e007bdeb91c6879a4652c3426aef1cd9d2937b URL:https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/62e007bdeb91c6879a4652c3426aef1cd9d2937b MISC:https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9e719ae3abad60e245ce248ba3f08148f375a614 URL:https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9e719ae3abad60e245ce248ba3f08148f375a614 MISC:https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f777792952d03bbaf8329fdfa99393a5a33e2640 URL:https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f777792952d03bbaf8329fdfa99393a5a33e2640
Assigning CNA
kernel.org
Date Record Created
20240712	Disclaimer: The record creation date may reflect when the CVE ID was allocated or reserved, and does not necessarily indicate when this vulnerability was discovered, shared with the affected vendor, publicly disclosed, or updated in CVE.
Phase (Legacy)
Assigned (20240712)
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