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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).
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
| Date | Event | Detail |
| July 12, 2024 | Reserved | Reserved by Linux |
| July 12, 2024 | Published | Published (CNA: Linux) |
| August 4, 2026 | RESCORED | RESCORED — CVE-2024-40930 (Linux). CVSS 7.1 → 5.5 (NVD). |
Affected
Affected products and packages — 2 rows
| Vendor | Product / Package | Ecosystem | Version introduced | Fixed |
| Linux | Linux | — | 645f3d85129d8aac3b896ba685fbc20a31c2c036 | — |
| Linux | Linux | — | 6.8 | 6.9.6 |
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