What is CVE-2024-40930?

CVE-2024-40930 is a high-severity vulnerability in Linux. CVSS score: 7.1/10. Published 2024-07-12.

How severe is CVE-2024-40930?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.1 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Linux

CVE-2024-40930

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.

EPSS: 0.002 (11.1th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.1 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:H.

Affected products

Linux — versions 645f3d85129d8aac3b896ba685fbc20a31c2c036, 6.8, 0
Linux Linux_kernel — versions 6.10

References

416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 (Patch)
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 (Patch)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-40930?: CVE-2024-40930 is a high-severity vulnerability in Linux. CVSS score: 7.1/10. Published 2024-07-12.
How severe is CVE-2024-40930?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.1 out of 10.