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CVE-2024-40941

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 notificatio…

Published Jul 12, 2024 · updated Oct 15, 2026 · linux linux kernel

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.

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  1. Jul 12, 2024 · NIST NVD

    Detected

    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 K

  2. Oct 15, 2026 · NIST NVD

    Updated

    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 K

Affected

  • cpe linux/linux kernelversion unspecified
  • cpe linux/linux kernel6.10

Sources

  • CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2024-40941

    Official CVE identifier

    cve.org
  • FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2024-40941

    30-day exploitation probability 0.4%

    first.org
  • NIST NVDVulnerability recordCVE-2024-40941

    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 t

    nvd.nist.gov

References

CVE-2024-40941 · ZeroDay Findings