CVE-2024-40941: wifi: iwlwifi: mvm: don't read past the mfuart notifcation

Severity: medium (CVSS 5.5 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.4% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2024-07-12 · updated 2026-10-15

Description

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.

Affected products

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 — fixed in 4.19.317, 5.10.221, 5.15.162, 5.4.279, 6.1.95, 6.6.35

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Linux kernel 4.19.317, 5.10.221, 5.15.162, 5.4.279. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

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