Vulnerability in Linux

CVE-2024-40941

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.

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CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 8.1 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.004 (31.7th percentile), scored .

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 32nd percentile — 31.7% 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-2024-40941: held from 0.004 to 0.004.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.004 · newest: 0.004 · change: 0.000

Affected products

  • Linux — versions bdccdb854f2fb473f2ac4a6108df3cbfcedd5a87, 4.12, 0
  • Linux Kernel — versions 6.10

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-40941?
CVE-2024-40941 is a high-severity vulnerability in Linux. CVSS score: 8.1/10. Published 2024-07-12.
How severe is CVE-2024-40941?
High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.1 out of 10.