CVE-2024-40941 (GCVE-0-2024-40941)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2024-07-12 12:25
Modified
2025-11-03 21:58
Severity ?
Summary
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.
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
Linux Linux Version: bdccdb854f2fb473f2ac4a6108df3cbfcedd5a87
Version: bdccdb854f2fb473f2ac4a6108df3cbfcedd5a87
Version: bdccdb854f2fb473f2ac4a6108df3cbfcedd5a87
Version: bdccdb854f2fb473f2ac4a6108df3cbfcedd5a87
Version: bdccdb854f2fb473f2ac4a6108df3cbfcedd5a87
Version: bdccdb854f2fb473f2ac4a6108df3cbfcedd5a87
Version: bdccdb854f2fb473f2ac4a6108df3cbfcedd5a87
Version: bdccdb854f2fb473f2ac4a6108df3cbfcedd5a87
 Create a notification for this product.
Show details on NVD website

To clipboard 

{
  "containers": {
    "adp": [
      {
        "providerMetadata": {
          "dateUpdated": "2025-11-03T21:58:09.834Z",
          "orgId": "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108",
          "shortName": "CVE"
        },
        "references": [
          {
            "tags": [
              "x_transferred"
            ],
            "url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/15b37c6fab9d5e40ac399fa1c725118588ed649c"
          },
          {
            "tags": [
              "x_transferred"
            ],
            "url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6532f18e66b384b8d4b7e5c9caca042faaa9e8de"
          },
          {
            "tags": [
              "x_transferred"
            ],
            "url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/46c59a25337049a2a230ce7f7c3b9f21d0aaaad7"
          },
          {
            "tags": [
              "x_transferred"
            ],
            "url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/65686118845d427df27ee83a6ddd4885596b0805"
          },
          {
            "tags": [
              "x_transferred"
            ],
            "url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a8bc8276af9aeacabb773f0c267cfcdb847c6f2d"
          },
          {
            "tags": [
              "x_transferred"
            ],
            "url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a05018739a5e6b9dc112c95bd4c59904062c8940"
          },
          {
            "tags": [
              "x_transferred"
            ],
            "url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/acdfa33c3cf5e1cd185cc1e0486bd0ea9f09c154"
          },
          {
            "tags": [
              "x_transferred"
            ],
            "url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4bb95f4535489ed830cf9b34b0a891e384d1aee4"
          },
          {
            "url": "https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/01/msg00001.html"
          }
        ],
        "title": "CVE Program Container"
      },
      {
        "metrics": [
          {
            "other": {
              "content": {
                "id": "CVE-2024-40941",
                "options": [
                  {
                    "Exploitation": "none"
                  },
                  {
                    "Automatable": "no"
                  },
                  {
                    "Technical Impact": "partial"
                  }
                ],
                "role": "CISA Coordinator",
                "timestamp": "2024-09-10T17:04:27.174658Z",
                "version": "2.0.3"
              },
              "type": "ssvc"
            }
          }
        ],
        "providerMetadata": {
          "dateUpdated": "2024-09-11T17:33:02.057Z",
          "orgId": "134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0",
          "shortName": "CISA-ADP"
        },
        "title": "CISA ADP Vulnrichment"
      }
    ],
    "cna": {
      "affected": [
        {
          "defaultStatus": "unaffected",
          "product": "Linux",
          "programFiles": [
            "drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/mvm/fw.c"
          ],
          "repo": "https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git",
          "vendor": "Linux",
          "versions": [
            {
              "lessThan": "15b37c6fab9d5e40ac399fa1c725118588ed649c",
              "status": "affected",
              "version": "bdccdb854f2fb473f2ac4a6108df3cbfcedd5a87",
              "versionType": "git"
            },
            {
              "lessThan": "6532f18e66b384b8d4b7e5c9caca042faaa9e8de",
              "status": "affected",
              "version": "bdccdb854f2fb473f2ac4a6108df3cbfcedd5a87",
              "versionType": "git"
            },
            {
              "lessThan": "46c59a25337049a2a230ce7f7c3b9f21d0aaaad7",
              "status": "affected",
              "version": "bdccdb854f2fb473f2ac4a6108df3cbfcedd5a87",
              "versionType": "git"
            },
            {
              "lessThan": "65686118845d427df27ee83a6ddd4885596b0805",
              "status": "affected",
              "version": "bdccdb854f2fb473f2ac4a6108df3cbfcedd5a87",
              "versionType": "git"
            },
            {
              "lessThan": "a8bc8276af9aeacabb773f0c267cfcdb847c6f2d",
              "status": "affected",
              "version": "bdccdb854f2fb473f2ac4a6108df3cbfcedd5a87",
              "versionType": "git"
            },
            {
              "lessThan": "a05018739a5e6b9dc112c95bd4c59904062c8940",
              "status": "affected",
              "version": "bdccdb854f2fb473f2ac4a6108df3cbfcedd5a87",
              "versionType": "git"
            },
            {
              "lessThan": "acdfa33c3cf5e1cd185cc1e0486bd0ea9f09c154",
              "status": "affected",
              "version": "bdccdb854f2fb473f2ac4a6108df3cbfcedd5a87",
              "versionType": "git"
            },
            {
              "lessThan": "4bb95f4535489ed830cf9b34b0a891e384d1aee4",
              "status": "affected",
              "version": "bdccdb854f2fb473f2ac4a6108df3cbfcedd5a87",
              "versionType": "git"
            }
          ]
        },
        {
          "defaultStatus": "affected",
          "product": "Linux",
          "programFiles": [
            "drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/mvm/fw.c"
          ],
          "repo": "https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git",
          "vendor": "Linux",
          "versions": [
            {
              "status": "affected",
              "version": "4.12"
            },
            {
              "lessThan": "4.12",
              "status": "unaffected",
              "version": "0",
              "versionType": "semver"
            },
            {
              "lessThanOrEqual": "4.19.*",
              "status": "unaffected",
              "version": "4.19.317",
              "versionType": "semver"
            },
            {
              "lessThanOrEqual": "5.4.*",
              "status": "unaffected",
              "version": "5.4.279",
              "versionType": "semver"
            },
            {
              "lessThanOrEqual": "5.10.*",
              "status": "unaffected",
              "version": "5.10.221",
              "versionType": "semver"
            },
            {
              "lessThanOrEqual": "5.15.*",
              "status": "unaffected",
              "version": "5.15.162",
              "versionType": "semver"
            },
            {
              "lessThanOrEqual": "6.1.*",
              "status": "unaffected",
              "version": "6.1.95",
              "versionType": "semver"
            },
            {
              "lessThanOrEqual": "6.6.*",
              "status": "unaffected",
              "version": "6.6.35",
              "versionType": "semver"
            },
            {
              "lessThanOrEqual": "6.9.*",
              "status": "unaffected",
              "version": "6.9.6",
              "versionType": "semver"
            },
            {
              "lessThanOrEqual": "*",
              "status": "unaffected",
              "version": "6.10",
              "versionType": "original_commit_for_fix"
            }
          ]
        }
      ],
      "cpeApplicability": [
        {
          "nodes": [
            {
              "cpeMatch": [
                {
                  "criteria": "cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
                  "versionEndExcluding": "4.19.317",
                  "versionStartIncluding": "4.12",
                  "vulnerable": true
                },
                {
                  "criteria": "cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
                  "versionEndExcluding": "5.4.279",
                  "versionStartIncluding": "4.12",
                  "vulnerable": true
                },
                {
                  "criteria": "cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
                  "versionEndExcluding": "5.10.221",
                  "versionStartIncluding": "4.12",
                  "vulnerable": true
                },
                {
                  "criteria": "cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
                  "versionEndExcluding": "5.15.162",
                  "versionStartIncluding": "4.12",
                  "vulnerable": true
                },
                {
                  "criteria": "cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
                  "versionEndExcluding": "6.1.95",
                  "versionStartIncluding": "4.12",
                  "vulnerable": true
                },
                {
                  "criteria": "cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
                  "versionEndExcluding": "6.6.35",
                  "versionStartIncluding": "4.12",
                  "vulnerable": true
                },
                {
                  "criteria": "cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
                  "versionEndExcluding": "6.9.6",
                  "versionStartIncluding": "4.12",
                  "vulnerable": true
                },
                {
                  "criteria": "cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
                  "versionEndExcluding": "6.10",
                  "versionStartIncluding": "4.12",
                  "vulnerable": true
                }
              ],
              "negate": false,
              "operator": "OR"
            }
          ]
        }
      ],
      "descriptions": [
        {
          "lang": "en",
          "value": "In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nwifi: iwlwifi: mvm: don\u0027t read past the mfuart notifcation\n\nIn case the firmware sends a notification that claims it has more data\nthan it has, we will read past that was allocated for the notification.\nRemove the print of the buffer, we won\u0027t see it by default. If needed,\nwe can see the content with tracing.\n\nThis was reported by KFENCE."
        }
      ],
      "providerMetadata": {
        "dateUpdated": "2025-05-04T09:18:26.136Z",
        "orgId": "416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67",
        "shortName": "Linux"
      },
      "references": [
        {
          "url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/15b37c6fab9d5e40ac399fa1c725118588ed649c"
        },
        {
          "url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6532f18e66b384b8d4b7e5c9caca042faaa9e8de"
        },
        {
          "url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/46c59a25337049a2a230ce7f7c3b9f21d0aaaad7"
        },
        {
          "url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/65686118845d427df27ee83a6ddd4885596b0805"
        },
        {
          "url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a8bc8276af9aeacabb773f0c267cfcdb847c6f2d"
        },
        {
          "url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a05018739a5e6b9dc112c95bd4c59904062c8940"
        },
        {
          "url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/acdfa33c3cf5e1cd185cc1e0486bd0ea9f09c154"
        },
        {
          "url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4bb95f4535489ed830cf9b34b0a891e384d1aee4"
        }
      ],
      "title": "wifi: iwlwifi: mvm: don\u0027t read past the mfuart notifcation",
      "x_generator": {
        "engine": "bippy-1.2.0"
      }
    }
  },
  "cveMetadata": {
    "assignerOrgId": "416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67",
    "assignerShortName": "Linux",
    "cveId": "CVE-2024-40941",
    "datePublished": "2024-07-12T12:25:16.471Z",
    "dateReserved": "2024-07-12T12:17:45.587Z",
    "dateUpdated": "2025-11-03T21:58:09.834Z",
    "state": "PUBLISHED"
  },
  "dataType": "CVE_RECORD",
  "dataVersion": "5.2",
  "vulnerability-lookup:meta": {
    "vulnrichment": {
      "containers": "{\"adp\": [{\"title\": \"CVE Program Container\", \"references\": [{\"url\": \"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/15b37c6fab9d5e40ac399fa1c725118588ed649c\", \"tags\": [\"x_transferred\"]}, {\"url\": \"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6532f18e66b384b8d4b7e5c9caca042faaa9e8de\", \"tags\": [\"x_transferred\"]}, {\"url\": \"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/46c59a25337049a2a230ce7f7c3b9f21d0aaaad7\", \"tags\": [\"x_transferred\"]}, {\"url\": \"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/65686118845d427df27ee83a6ddd4885596b0805\", \"tags\": [\"x_transferred\"]}, {\"url\": \"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a8bc8276af9aeacabb773f0c267cfcdb847c6f2d\", \"tags\": [\"x_transferred\"]}, {\"url\": \"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a05018739a5e6b9dc112c95bd4c59904062c8940\", \"tags\": [\"x_transferred\"]}, {\"url\": \"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/acdfa33c3cf5e1cd185cc1e0486bd0ea9f09c154\", \"tags\": [\"x_transferred\"]}, {\"url\": \"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4bb95f4535489ed830cf9b34b0a891e384d1aee4\", \"tags\": [\"x_transferred\"]}, {\"url\": \"https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/01/msg00001.html\"}], \"providerMetadata\": {\"orgId\": \"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108\", \"shortName\": \"CVE\", \"dateUpdated\": \"2025-11-03T21:58:09.834Z\"}}, {\"title\": \"CISA ADP Vulnrichment\", \"metrics\": [{\"other\": {\"type\": \"ssvc\", \"content\": {\"id\": \"CVE-2024-40941\", \"role\": \"CISA Coordinator\", \"options\": [{\"Exploitation\": \"none\"}, {\"Automatable\": \"no\"}, {\"Technical Impact\": \"partial\"}], \"version\": \"2.0.3\", \"timestamp\": \"2024-09-10T17:04:27.174658Z\"}}}], \"providerMetadata\": {\"orgId\": \"134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0\", \"shortName\": \"CISA-ADP\", \"dateUpdated\": \"2024-09-11T12:42:14.149Z\"}}], \"cna\": {\"title\": \"wifi: iwlwifi: mvm: don\u0027t read past the mfuart notifcation\", \"affected\": [{\"repo\": \"https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git\", \"vendor\": \"Linux\", \"product\": \"Linux\", \"versions\": [{\"status\": \"affected\", \"version\": \"bdccdb854f2fb473f2ac4a6108df3cbfcedd5a87\", \"lessThan\": \"15b37c6fab9d5e40ac399fa1c725118588ed649c\", \"versionType\": \"git\"}, {\"status\": \"affected\", \"version\": \"bdccdb854f2fb473f2ac4a6108df3cbfcedd5a87\", \"lessThan\": \"6532f18e66b384b8d4b7e5c9caca042faaa9e8de\", \"versionType\": \"git\"}, {\"status\": \"affected\", \"version\": \"bdccdb854f2fb473f2ac4a6108df3cbfcedd5a87\", \"lessThan\": \"46c59a25337049a2a230ce7f7c3b9f21d0aaaad7\", \"versionType\": \"git\"}, {\"status\": \"affected\", \"version\": \"bdccdb854f2fb473f2ac4a6108df3cbfcedd5a87\", \"lessThan\": \"65686118845d427df27ee83a6ddd4885596b0805\", \"versionType\": \"git\"}, {\"status\": \"affected\", \"version\": \"bdccdb854f2fb473f2ac4a6108df3cbfcedd5a87\", \"lessThan\": \"a8bc8276af9aeacabb773f0c267cfcdb847c6f2d\", \"versionType\": \"git\"}, {\"status\": \"affected\", \"version\": \"bdccdb854f2fb473f2ac4a6108df3cbfcedd5a87\", \"lessThan\": \"a05018739a5e6b9dc112c95bd4c59904062c8940\", \"versionType\": \"git\"}, {\"status\": \"affected\", \"version\": \"bdccdb854f2fb473f2ac4a6108df3cbfcedd5a87\", \"lessThan\": \"acdfa33c3cf5e1cd185cc1e0486bd0ea9f09c154\", \"versionType\": \"git\"}, {\"status\": \"affected\", \"version\": \"bdccdb854f2fb473f2ac4a6108df3cbfcedd5a87\", \"lessThan\": \"4bb95f4535489ed830cf9b34b0a891e384d1aee4\", \"versionType\": \"git\"}], \"programFiles\": [\"drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/mvm/fw.c\"], \"defaultStatus\": \"unaffected\"}, {\"repo\": \"https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git\", \"vendor\": \"Linux\", \"product\": \"Linux\", \"versions\": [{\"status\": \"affected\", \"version\": \"4.12\"}, {\"status\": \"unaffected\", \"version\": \"0\", \"lessThan\": \"4.12\", \"versionType\": \"semver\"}, {\"status\": \"unaffected\", \"version\": \"4.19.317\", \"versionType\": \"semver\", \"lessThanOrEqual\": \"4.19.*\"}, {\"status\": \"unaffected\", \"version\": \"5.4.279\", \"versionType\": \"semver\", \"lessThanOrEqual\": \"5.4.*\"}, {\"status\": \"unaffected\", \"version\": \"5.10.221\", \"versionType\": \"semver\", \"lessThanOrEqual\": \"5.10.*\"}, {\"status\": \"unaffected\", \"version\": \"5.15.162\", \"versionType\": \"semver\", \"lessThanOrEqual\": \"5.15.*\"}, {\"status\": \"unaffected\", \"version\": \"6.1.95\", \"versionType\": \"semver\", \"lessThanOrEqual\": \"6.1.*\"}, {\"status\": \"unaffected\", \"version\": \"6.6.35\", \"versionType\": \"semver\", \"lessThanOrEqual\": \"6.6.*\"}, {\"status\": \"unaffected\", \"version\": \"6.9.6\", \"versionType\": \"semver\", \"lessThanOrEqual\": \"6.9.*\"}, {\"status\": \"unaffected\", \"version\": \"6.10\", \"versionType\": \"original_commit_for_fix\", \"lessThanOrEqual\": \"*\"}], \"programFiles\": [\"drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/mvm/fw.c\"], \"defaultStatus\": \"affected\"}], \"references\": [{\"url\": \"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/15b37c6fab9d5e40ac399fa1c725118588ed649c\"}, {\"url\": \"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6532f18e66b384b8d4b7e5c9caca042faaa9e8de\"}, {\"url\": \"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/46c59a25337049a2a230ce7f7c3b9f21d0aaaad7\"}, {\"url\": \"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/65686118845d427df27ee83a6ddd4885596b0805\"}, {\"url\": \"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a8bc8276af9aeacabb773f0c267cfcdb847c6f2d\"}, {\"url\": \"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a05018739a5e6b9dc112c95bd4c59904062c8940\"}, {\"url\": \"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/acdfa33c3cf5e1cd185cc1e0486bd0ea9f09c154\"}, {\"url\": \"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4bb95f4535489ed830cf9b34b0a891e384d1aee4\"}], \"x_generator\": {\"engine\": \"bippy-1.2.0\"}, \"descriptions\": [{\"lang\": \"en\", \"value\": \"In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\\n\\nwifi: iwlwifi: mvm: don\u0027t read past the mfuart notifcation\\n\\nIn case the firmware sends a notification that claims it has more data\\nthan it has, we will read past that was allocated for the notification.\\nRemove the print of the buffer, we won\u0027t see it by default. If needed,\\nwe can see the content with tracing.\\n\\nThis was reported by KFENCE.\"}], \"cpeApplicability\": [{\"nodes\": [{\"negate\": false, \"cpeMatch\": [{\"criteria\": \"cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*\", \"vulnerable\": true, \"versionEndExcluding\": \"4.19.317\", \"versionStartIncluding\": \"4.12\"}, {\"criteria\": \"cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*\", \"vulnerable\": true, \"versionEndExcluding\": \"5.4.279\", \"versionStartIncluding\": \"4.12\"}, {\"criteria\": \"cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*\", \"vulnerable\": true, \"versionEndExcluding\": \"5.10.221\", \"versionStartIncluding\": \"4.12\"}, {\"criteria\": \"cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*\", \"vulnerable\": true, \"versionEndExcluding\": \"5.15.162\", \"versionStartIncluding\": \"4.12\"}, {\"criteria\": \"cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*\", \"vulnerable\": true, \"versionEndExcluding\": \"6.1.95\", \"versionStartIncluding\": \"4.12\"}, {\"criteria\": \"cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*\", \"vulnerable\": true, \"versionEndExcluding\": \"6.6.35\", \"versionStartIncluding\": \"4.12\"}, {\"criteria\": \"cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*\", \"vulnerable\": true, \"versionEndExcluding\": \"6.9.6\", \"versionStartIncluding\": \"4.12\"}, {\"criteria\": \"cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*\", \"vulnerable\": true, \"versionEndExcluding\": \"6.10\", \"versionStartIncluding\": \"4.12\"}], \"operator\": \"OR\"}]}], \"providerMetadata\": {\"orgId\": \"416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67\", \"shortName\": \"Linux\", \"dateUpdated\": \"2025-05-04T09:18:26.136Z\"}}}",
      "cveMetadata": "{\"cveId\": \"CVE-2024-40941\", \"state\": \"PUBLISHED\", \"dateUpdated\": \"2025-11-03T21:58:09.834Z\", \"dateReserved\": \"2024-07-12T12:17:45.587Z\", \"assignerOrgId\": \"416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67\", \"datePublished\": \"2024-07-12T12:25:16.471Z\", \"assignerShortName\": \"Linux\"}",
      "dataType": "CVE_RECORD",
      "dataVersion": "5.2"
    }
  }
}


Log in or create an account to share your comment.




Tags
Taxonomy of the tags.




Sightings

Author Source Type Date

Nomenclature

  • Seen: The vulnerability was mentioned, discussed, or seen somewhere by the user.
  • Confirmed: The vulnerability is confirmed from an analyst perspective.
  • Published Proof of Concept: A public proof of concept is available for this vulnerability.
  • Exploited: This vulnerability was exploited and seen by the user reporting the sighting.
  • Patched: This vulnerability was successfully patched by the user reporting the sighting.
  • Not exploited: This vulnerability was not exploited or seen by the user reporting the sighting.
  • Not confirmed: The user expresses doubt about the veracity of the vulnerability.
  • Not patched: This vulnerability was not successfully patched by the user reporting the sighting.