CVE-2024-40929 Affecting kernel-64k-devel package, versions <0:5.14.0-427.33.1.el9_4


Severity

Recommended
high

Based on AlmaLinux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.04% (13th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ALMALINUX9-KERNEL64KDEVEL-8336253
  • published4 Nov 2024
  • disclosed28 Aug 2024

Introduced: 28 Aug 2024

CVE-2024-40929  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade AlmaLinux:9 kernel-64k-devel to version 0:5.14.0-427.33.1.el9_4 or higher.
This issue was patched in ALSA-2024:5928.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream kernel-64k-devel package and not the kernel-64k-devel package as distributed by AlmaLinux. See How to fix? for AlmaLinux:9 relevant fixed versions and status.

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.

CVSS Scores

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