Improper Input Validation Affecting kernel-uki-virt-addons package, versions <0:5.14.0-503.11.1.el9_5


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

Based on CentOS security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.04% (12th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-CENTOS9-KERNELUKIVIRTADDONS-8784033
  • published27 Feb 2025
  • disclosed12 Jul 2024

Introduced: 12 Jul 2024

CVE-2024-40930  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-20  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Centos:9 kernel-uki-virt-addons to version 0:5.14.0-503.11.1.el9_5 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream kernel-uki-virt-addons package and not the kernel-uki-virt-addons package as distributed by Centos. See How to fix? for Centos:9 relevant fixed versions and status.

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.

CVSS Scores

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