Out-of-bounds Read Affecting kernel-debug-core package, versions <0:4.18.0-553.22.1.el8_10
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Test your applications- Snyk ID SNYK-CENTOS8-KERNELDEBUGCORE-7511372
- published 17 Jul 2024
- disclosed 12 Jul 2024
Introduced: 12 Jul 2024
CVE-2024-40929 Open this link in a new tabHow to fix?
Upgrade Centos:8 kernel-debug-core to version 0:4.18.0-553.22.1.el8_10 or higher.
NVD Description
Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream kernel-debug-core package and not the kernel-debug-core package as distributed by Centos.
See How to fix? for Centos:8 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.
References
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-40929
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/29a18d56bd64b95bd10bda4afda512558471382a
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3c4771091ea8016c8601399078916f722dd8833b
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/60d62757df30b74bf397a2847a6db7385c6ee281
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/62e007bdeb91c6879a4652c3426aef1cd9d2937b
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9e719ae3abad60e245ce248ba3f08148f375a614
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f777792952d03bbaf8329fdfa99393a5a33e2640