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CVE-2024-40941MEDIUM
Linux Linux — wifi: iwlwifi: mvm: don't read past the mfuart notifcation
  AV  AC  PR  UI  S  C  I  A   CVSS    EPSS   %ile   KEV
   L   L   L   N  U  N  N  H    5.5   .0040   33.4     —
AFFECTED
  Product  Versions                                    Fixed
  Linux    bdccdb854f2fb473f2ac4a6108df3cbfcedd5a87 –  —
  Linux    4.12 –                                      4.19.317
TIMELINE
  Jul 12  Reserved by Linux
  Jul 12  Published (CNA: Linux)
  Aug 4   RESCORED — CVE-2024-40941 (Linux). CVSS 8.1 → 5.5 (NVD).
CNA: Linux · CVSS v3.1 · 11 references · NVD status: Modified

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: wifi: iwlwifi: mvm: don't read past the mfuart notifcation In case the firmware sends a notification that claims it has more data than it has, we will read past that was allocated for the notification. Remove the print of the buffer, we won't see it by default. If needed, we can see the content with tracing. This was reported by KFENCE.

Lifecycle

Complete event history — 3 events, chronological
DateEventDetail
July 12, 2024ReservedReserved by Linux
July 12, 2024PublishedPublished (CNA: Linux)
August 4, 2026RESCOREDRESCORED — CVE-2024-40941 (Linux). CVSS 8.1 → 5.5 (NVD).

Affected

Affected products and packages — 2 rows
VendorProduct / PackageEcosystemVersion introducedFixed
LinuxLinuxbdccdb854f2fb473f2ac4a6108df3cbfcedd5a87
LinuxLinux4.124.19.317

References (11)

Related

Authoritative record: CVE-2024-40941 at cve.org

Vendors: linux

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