Out-of-bounds Read in Linux

CVE-2024-49928

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: wifi: rtw89: avoid reading out of bounds when loading TX power FW elements Because the loop-expression will do one more time before getting false from cond-expression, the original code copied one more entry size beyond valid region. Fix it by moving the entry copy to loop-body.

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

EPSS: 0.002 (15.8th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

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

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-49928?
CVE-2024-49928 is a high-severity vulnerability in Linux, classified under Out-of-bounds Read. CVSS score: 7.1/10. Published 2024-10-21.
How severe is CVE-2024-49928?
High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.1 out of 10.
Is CVE-2024-49928 known to be exploited?
1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.