7.1

CVE-2024-40929: linux Out-of-bounds Read

CVSS: 7.1v3.1HighModified
AliasesUBUNTU-CVE-2024-40929DEBIAN-CVE-2024-40929
Published 12-07-2024Last modified 05-08-2026
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2024-40929 is a high (CVSS 7.1) Out-of-bounds Read vulnerability in linux. EPSS estimates a 0.36% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 28.7% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
28/100
0100
Medium · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
7.1/10
010
High · v3.1 (CVE.org)
EPSS score
0.36%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Advisory lineage

Upstream 0 · Downstream 36 · Related 30
DLA-4008-1DSA-5730-1DSA-5731-1RHSA-2024:5928RHSA-2024:7000RHSA-2024:7001

Timeline

  1. 12-07-2024
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 05-08-2026
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

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 metrics

4 scores · 4 sources · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

0.36%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

29%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 0.36% on 19-09-2026

19-09-202619-10-2026
EPSS score
0.36%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Ubuntu124 products
  • linux< 5.4.0-200.220 | < 5.15.0-121.131 | < 6.8.0-44.44
  • linux-allwinner-5.19All versions (No fix recorded)
  • linux-aws< 5.4.0-1135.145 | < 5.15.0-1069.75 | < 6.8.0-1015.16
  • linux-aws-5.0All versions (No fix recorded)
  • linux-aws-5.11All versions (No fix recorded)
Linux2 products
  • linux≥ c1a7515393e403758a684fd0a2372af466675b15, < 3c4771091ea8016c8601399078916f722dd8833b | ≥ c1a7515393e403758a684fd0a2372af466675b15, < f777792952d03bbaf8329fdfa99393a5a33e2640 | ≥ c1a7515393e403758a684fd0a2372af466675b15, < 9e719ae3abad60e245ce248ba3f08148f375a614 | ≥ c1a7515393e403758a684fd0a2372af466675b15, < 29a18d56bd64b95bd10bda4afda512558471382a | ≥ c1a7515393e403758a684fd0a2372af466675b15, < 62e007bdeb91c6879a4652c3426aef1cd9d2937b | ≥ c1a7515393e403758a684fd0a2372af466675b15, < 60d62757df30b74bf397a2847a6db7385c6ee281 | 4.17
  • linux_kernel≥ 4.17, < 5.10.221 | ≥ 5.11, < 5.15.162 | ≥ 5.16, < 6.1.95 | ≥ 6.2, < 6.6.35 | ≥ 6.7, < 6.9.6 | 6.10:rc1 | 6.10:rc2
Debian1 product
  • linux< 6.1.99-1 | < 6.9.7-1

3 vendors · 127 products

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