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CVE-2024-40930MEDIUM
Linux Linux — wifi: cfg80211: validate HE operation element parsing
  AV  AC  PR  UI  S  C  I  A   CVSS    EPSS   %ile   KEV
   L   L   L   N  U  N  N  H    5.5   .0024   15.7     —
AFFECTED
  Product  Versions                                    Fixed
  Linux    645f3d85129d8aac3b896ba685fbc20a31c2c036 –  —
  Linux    6.8 –                                       6.9.6
TIMELINE
  Jul 12  Reserved by Linux
  Jul 12  Published (CNA: Linux)
  Aug 4   RESCORED — CVE-2024-40930 (Linux). CVSS 7.1 → 5.5 (NVD).
CNA: Linux · CVSS v3.1 · 2 references · NVD status: Modified

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: wifi: cfg80211: validate HE operation element parsing Validate that the HE operation element has the correct length before parsing it.

Lifecycle

Complete event history — 3 events, chronological
DateEventDetail
July 12, 2024ReservedReserved by Linux
July 12, 2024PublishedPublished (CNA: Linux)
August 4, 2026RESCOREDRESCORED — CVE-2024-40930 (Linux). CVSS 7.1 → 5.5 (NVD).

Affected

Affected products and packages — 2 rows
VendorProduct / PackageEcosystemVersion introducedFixed
LinuxLinux645f3d85129d8aac3b896ba685fbc20a31c2c036
LinuxLinux6.86.9.6

References (2)

Related

Authoritative record: CVE-2024-40930 at cve.org

Vendors: linux

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This is a reference page, not a dated page of record. It assembles the complete lifecycle of CVE-2024-40930 from the CVE Program record, NVD enrichment, the CISA KEV catalog, EPSS, and OSV advisories. The box score's numbers (CVSS, EPSS, KEV status) are current as of Wednesday, August 19, 2026 UTC and are re-derived as the archive grows; only dated daily editions are immutable pages of record. The authoritative source for this identifier is cve.org.