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.

Published · last modified .

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.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.002 (14.0th percentile), scored .

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 14th percentile — 14.0% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS trend (30 days)EPSS over the last 30 days for CVE-2024-40930: held from 0.002 to 0.002.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.002 · newest: 0.002 · change: 0.000

Affected products

  • Linux — versions 645f3d85129d8aac3b896ba685fbc20a31c2c036, 6.8, 0
  • Linux Kernel — versions 6.10

References

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.