CVE-2024-40941wifi: iwlwifi: mvm: don't read past the mfuart notifcation
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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.
- CVSS
- 8.1 HIGH (v3.1, CNA)CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H
- Weakness (CWE)
- Not given
- Known exploited
- Not in CISA's KEV catalog
- EPSS (exploitation in the next 30 days)
- Not loaded for this CVE
- Assigned by
- Linux
- NVD analysis
- Modified
- Record last updated
- Oct 15, 2026
- First seen by InfoSec Signals
- Oct 15, 2026
Affected products
Linux Linux linux:linux (from the name) | from bdccdb854f2fb473f2ac4a6108df3cbfcedd5a87 before 15b37c6fab9d5e40ac399fa1c725118588ed649c; from bdccdb854f2fb473f2ac4a6108df3cbfcedd5a87 before 6532f18e66b384b8d4b7e5c9caca042faaa9e8de; from bdccdb854f2fb473f2ac4a6108df3cbfcedd5a87 before 46c59a25337049a2a230ce7f7c3b9f21d0aaaad7; from bdccdb854f2fb473f2ac4a6108df3cbfcedd5a87 before 65686118845d427df27ee83a6ddd4885596b0805; from bdccdb854f2fb473f2ac4a6108df3cbfcedd5a87 before a8bc8276af9aeacabb773f0c267cfcdb847c6f2d; from bdccdb854f2fb473f2ac4a6108df3cbfcedd5a87 before a05018739a5e6b9dc112c95bd4c59904062c8940; from bdccdb854f2fb473f2ac4a6108df3cbfcedd5a87 before acdfa33c3cf5e1cd185cc1e0486bd0ea9f09c154; from bdccdb854f2fb473f2ac4a6108df3cbfcedd5a87 before 4bb95f4535489ed830cf9b34b0a891e384d1aee4 | CNA record |
Siemens SIMATIC S7-1500 TM MFP - GNU/Linux subsystem siemens:simatic_s7_1500_tm_mfp_gnu_linux_subsystem (from the name) | before V1.1.1 | CISA ADP |
linux linux_kernel linux:linux_kernel | from 4.12 before 4.19.317; from 4.20 before 5.4.279; from 5.5 before 5.10.221; from 5.11 before 5.15.162; from 5.16 before 6.1.95; from 6.2 before 6.6.35; from 6.7 before 6.9.6; 6.10; and 1 more ranges | NVD |
References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/15b37c6fab9d5e40ac399fa1c725118588ed649cpatch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6532f18e66b384b8d4b7e5c9caca042faaa9e8depatch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/46c59a25337049a2a230ce7f7c3b9f21d0aaaad7patch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/65686118845d427df27ee83a6ddd4885596b0805patch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a8bc8276af9aeacabb773f0c267cfcdb847c6f2dpatch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a05018739a5e6b9dc112c95bd4c59904062c8940patch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/acdfa33c3cf5e1cd185cc1e0486bd0ea9f09c154patch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4bb95f4535489ed830cf9b34b0a891e384d1aee4patch
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/01/msg00001.html
- https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-265688.html
- https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-355557.html
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