CVE-2024-40929 json
wifi: iwlwifi: mvm: check n_ssids before accessing the ssids
published 2024-07-12 2 y ago modified 2026-08-05 3 mo ago also EUVD-2024-38740
- cvss
- 7.1
- version 3.1, CNA
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 0.4%
- EPSS 0.4% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 30%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
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.
Patch / fix
- Linux Linux 5.10.221, 5.15.162, 6.1.95, 6.6.35, 6.9.6, 6.10
- linux Debian 12 6.1.99-1
- linux Debian 14, Debian 13 6.9.7-1
debian advisories DEBIAN-CVE-2024-40929
- linux Ubuntu 20.04 LTS 5.4.0-200.220
- linux Ubuntu 22.04 LTS 5.15.0-121.131
- linux Ubuntu 24.04 LTS 6.8.0-44.44
- linux-aws Ubuntu 20.04 LTS 5.4.0-1135.145
- linux-aws Ubuntu 22.04 LTS 5.15.0-1069.75
- linux-aws Ubuntu 24.04 LTS 6.8.0-1015.16
- linux-gcp Ubuntu 20.04 LTS 5.4.0-1139.148
- linux-gcp Ubuntu 22.04 LTS 5.15.0-1068.76
ubuntu advisories UBUNTU-CVE-2024-40929
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- kernel RHEL 8 4.18.0-553.22.1.el8_10
- perf RHEL 8 4.18.0-553.22.1.el8_10
- bpftool RHEL 8 4.18.0-553.22.1.el8_10
- kernel-core RHEL 8 4.18.0-553.22.1.el8_10
- kernel-tools RHEL 8 4.18.0-553.22.1.el8_10
- python3-perf RHEL 8 4.18.0-553.22.1.el8_10
- kernel-modules RHEL 8 4.18.0-553.22.1.el8_10
- kernel-zfcpdump RHEL 8 4.18.0-553.22.1.el8_10
red hat advisories RHSA-2024:7000RHSA-2024:7001RHSA-2024:5928
- kernel-rt Linux Micro 6.0 6.4.0-10.1
- kernel-source-rt Linux Micro 6.0 6.4.0-10.1
- kernel-livepatch-MICRO-6-0-RT_Update_2 Linux Micro 6.0 1-1.1
- kernel-source Linux Micro 6.0 6.4.0-19.1
- kernel-default Linux Micro 6.0 6.4.0-19.1
- kernel-kvmsmall Linux Micro 6.0 6.4.0-19.1
- kernel-default-base Linux Micro 6.0 6.4.0-17.1.1.51
- kernel-livepatch-MICRO-6-0_Update_2 Linux Micro 6.0 1-1.1
suse advisories SUSE-SU-2025:20047-1SUSE-SU-2025:20044-1SUSE-SU-2024:3383-1SUSE-SU-2024:3195-1SUSE-SU-2024:3194-1SUSE-SU-2024:2947-1
- kernel AlmaLinux 8 4.18.0-553.22.1.el8_10
- perf AlmaLinux 8 4.18.0-553.22.1.el8_10
- bpftool AlmaLinux 8 4.18.0-553.22.1.el8_10
- kernel-core AlmaLinux 8 4.18.0-553.22.1.el8_10
- kernel-tools AlmaLinux 8 4.18.0-553.22.1.el8_10
- python3-perf AlmaLinux 8 4.18.0-553.22.1.el8_10
- kernel-modules AlmaLinux 8 4.18.0-553.22.1.el8_10
- kernel-zfcpdump AlmaLinux 8 4.18.0-553.22.1.el8_10
almalinux advisories ALSA-2024:7000ALSA-2024:7001ALSA-2024:5928
- kernel Rocky Linux 8 4.18.0-553.22.1.el8_10
- kernel-rt Rocky Linux 8 4.18.0-553.22.1.rt7.363.el8_10
rocky linux advisories RLSA-2024:7000RLSA-2024:7001
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/3c4771091ea8016c8601399078916f722dd8833b commit
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/f777792952d03bbaf8329fdfa99393a5a33e2640 commit
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/9e719ae3abad60e245ce248ba3f08148f375a614 commit
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/29a18d56bd64b95bd10bda4afda512558471382a commit
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/62e007bdeb91c6879a4652c3426aef1cd9d2937b commit
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/60d62757df30b74bf397a2847a6db7385c6ee281 commit
Vendor advisories
What the vendors themselves say about their products: affected, fixed or not affected, and what to do.
red hat product security vex CVE-2024-40929 updated cvss 4.4
kernel: wifi: iwlwifi: mvm: check n_ssids before accessing the ssids
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 perf, kernel, bpftool, kernel-rt, python-perf, kernel-kdump, +8 moreaffected: no fix planned “Out of support scope”
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 kernel-rt, kernel-rt-kvm, kernel-rt-core, kernel-rt-modules, kernel-rt-debug-kvm, kernel-rt-debug-core, +12 moreaffected: no fix available “Fix deferred”
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 9) rv 5.14.0-427.33.1.el9_4, perf 5.14.0-427.33.1.el9_4, rtla 5.14.0-427.33.1.el9_4, kernel-devel-matched 5.14.0-427.33.1.el9_4, kernel-64k-devel-matched 5.14.0-427.33.1.el9_4, kernel-debug-devel-matched 5.14.0-427.33.1.el9_4, +6 morefixed: vendor fix RHSA-2024:5928
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS (v. 8) perf 4.18.0-553.22.1.el8_10, kernel 4.18.0-553.22.1.el8_10, bpftool 4.18.0-553.22.1.el8_10, kernel-core 4.18.0-553.22.1.el8_10, kernel-tools 4.18.0-553.22.1.el8_10, python3-perf 4.18.0-553.22.1.el8_10, +15 morefixed: vendor fix RHSA-2024:7000
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS (v. 9) bpftool 7.3.0-427.33.1.el9_4, kernel 5.14.0-427.33.1.el9_4, kernel-64k 5.14.0-427.33.1.el9_4, kernel-core 5.14.0-427.33.1.el9_4, kernel-tools 5.14.0-427.33.1.el9_4, python3-perf 5.14.0-427.33.1.el9_4, +28 morefixed: vendor fix RHSA-2024:5928
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux CRB (v. 8) kernel-debuginfo-common-x86_64 4.18.0-553.22.1.el8_10, kernel-debuginfo-common-aarch64 4.18.0-553.22.1.el8_10, kernel-debuginfo-common-ppc64le 4.18.0-553.22.1.el8_10fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2024:7000
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux CRB (v. 9) libperf 5.14.0-427.33.1.el9_4, kernel-debuginfo-common-s390x 5.14.0-427.33.1.el9_4, kernel-debuginfo-common-x86_64 5.14.0-427.33.1.el9_4, kernel-debuginfo-common-aarch64 5.14.0-427.33.1.el9_4, kernel-debuginfo-common-ppc64le 5.14.0-427.33.1.el9_4fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2024:5928
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux NFV (v. 8) kernel-rt 4.18.0-553.22.1.rt7.363.el8_10, kernel-rt-kvm 4.18.0-553.22.1.rt7.363.el8_10, kernel-rt-core 4.18.0-553.22.1.rt7.363.el8_10, kernel-rt-modules 4.18.0-553.22.1.rt7.363.el8_10, kernel-rt-debug-kvm 4.18.0-553.22.1.rt7.363.el8_10, kernel-rt-debug-core 4.18.0-553.22.1.rt7.363.el8_10, +4 morefixed: vendor fix RHSA-2024:7001
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux NFV (v. 9) kernel-rt 5.14.0-427.33.1.el9_4, kernel-rt-kvm 5.14.0-427.33.1.el9_4, kernel-rt-core 5.14.0-427.33.1.el9_4, kernel-rt-modules 5.14.0-427.33.1.el9_4, kernel-rt-debug-kvm 5.14.0-427.33.1.el9_4, kernel-rt-debug-core 5.14.0-427.33.1.el9_4, +6 morefixed: vendor fix RHSA-2024:5928
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux RT (v. 8) kernel-rt 4.18.0-553.22.1.rt7.363.el8_10, kernel-rt-core 4.18.0-553.22.1.rt7.363.el8_10, kernel-rt-modules 4.18.0-553.22.1.rt7.363.el8_10, kernel-rt-debug-core 4.18.0-553.22.1.rt7.363.el8_10, kernel-rt-debug-modules 4.18.0-553.22.1.rt7.363.el8_10, kernel-rt-modules-extra 4.18.0-553.22.1.rt7.363.el8_10, +2 morefixed: vendor fix RHSA-2024:7001
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux RT (v. 9) kernel-rt 5.14.0-427.33.1.el9_4, kernel-rt-core 5.14.0-427.33.1.el9_4, kernel-rt-modules 5.14.0-427.33.1.el9_4, kernel-rt-debug-core 5.14.0-427.33.1.el9_4, kernel-rt-modules-core 5.14.0-427.33.1.el9_4, kernel-rt-debug-modules 5.14.0-427.33.1.el9_4, +4 morefixed: vendor fix RHSA-2024:5928
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Red Hat OpenShift AI 8 rhoai/odh-rhel8-operator v2.13.1-2, rhoai/odh-dashboard-rhel8 v2.13.1-1, rhoai/odh-modelmesh-rhel8 v2.13.1-1, rhoai/odh-operator-bundle v2.13.1-2, rhoai/odh-rhel8-operator v2.14.0-24, rhoai/odh-dashboard-rhel8 v2.14.0-11, +56 morefixed: vendor fix RHBA-2024:8413
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 perf, kernel, python-perf, kernel-kdump, kernel-firmware, kernel-bootwrapper, +1 morenot affected: vulnerable code not present
Red Hat CSAF VEX © Red Hat, Inc., from https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/; changed: reduced to product statuses and remediations. CC BY 4.0 · csaf
cisa ICSA-25-226-07 updated
Siemens Third-Party Components in SINEC OS
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Siemens RUGGEDCOM RST2428P (6GK6242-6PA00) Siemens SCALANCE XC-300/XR-300/XC-400/XR-500WG/XR-500 family Siemens SCALANCE XCM-/XRM-/XCH-/XRH-300 familynot affected
Facts from CISA's republication of the vendor's own advisory (CSAF); the linked advisory is the authoritative source. CISA notification · csaf
CISA SSVC
- Exploitation
- none
- Automatable
- no
- Technical impact
- partial
- Assessed
- 2 y ago
Exploit prediction
0.36% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 30% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| CNA | 3.1 | 7.1 | CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:H |
| NVD | 3.1 | 7.1 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H |
Affected products
- Linux Linux
Classification
- Weakness
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- CWE-125 Out-of-bounds Read
- Technology feeds
References
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git.kernel.org
/stable/c/3c4771091ea8016c8601399078916f722dd8833b
patch
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git.kernel.org
/stable/c/f777792952d03bbaf8329fdfa99393a5a33e2640
patch
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git.kernel.org
/stable/c/9e719ae3abad60e245ce248ba3f08148f375a614
patch
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git.kernel.org
/stable/c/29a18d56bd64b95bd10bda4afda512558471382a
patch
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git.kernel.org
/stable/c/62e007bdeb91c6879a4652c3426aef1cd9d2937b
patch
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git.kernel.org
/stable/c/60d62757df30b74bf397a2847a6db7385c6ee281
patch
- lists.debian.org /debian-lts-announce/2025/01/msg00001.html
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2024-40929
- NVD CVE-2024-40929
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