Vulnerability Details : CVE-2024-41071
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
wifi: mac80211: Avoid address calculations via out of bounds array indexing
req->n_channels must be set before req->channels[] can be used.
This patch fixes one of the issues encountered in [1].
[ 83.964255] UBSAN: array-index-out-of-bounds in net/mac80211/scan.c:364:4
[ 83.964258] index 0 is out of range for type 'struct ieee80211_channel *[]'
[...]
[ 83.964264] Call Trace:
[ 83.964267] <TASK>
[ 83.964269] dump_stack_lvl+0x3f/0xc0
[ 83.964274] __ubsan_handle_out_of_bounds+0xec/0x110
[ 83.964278] ieee80211_prep_hw_scan+0x2db/0x4b0
[ 83.964281] __ieee80211_start_scan+0x601/0x990
[ 83.964291] nl80211_trigger_scan+0x874/0x980
[ 83.964295] genl_family_rcv_msg_doit+0xe8/0x160
[ 83.964298] genl_rcv_msg+0x240/0x270
[...]
[1] https://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=218810
Products affected by CVE-2024-41071
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2024-41071
0.04%
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days
EPSS Score History
~ 9 %
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less
CVSS scores for CVE-2024-41071
Base Score | Base Severity | CVSS Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Score Source | First Seen |
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7.8
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HIGH | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
1.8
|
5.9
|
NIST | 2024-08-26 |
CWE ids for CVE-2024-41071
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The product uses untrusted input when calculating or using an array index, but the product does not validate or incorrectly validates the index to ensure the index references a valid position within the array.Assigned by: nvd@nist.gov (Primary)
References for CVE-2024-41071
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https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a2bb0c5d0086be5ab5054465dfaa381a1144905c
wifi: mac80211: Avoid address calculations via out of bounds array indexing - kernel/git/stable/linux.git - Linux kernel stable tree
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https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2663d0462eb32ae7c9b035300ab6b1523886c718
wifi: mac80211: Avoid address calculations via out of bounds array indexing - kernel/git/stable/linux.git - Linux kernel stable treePatch
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https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4f43a614b1b84f0d1e3c48cc541c3bfdf414a6d0
wifi: mac80211: Avoid address calculations via out of bounds array indexing - kernel/git/stable/linux.git - Linux kernel stable treePatch
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https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/26b177ecdd311f20de4c379f0630858a675dfc0c
wifi: mac80211: Avoid address calculations via out of bounds array indexing - kernel/git/stable/linux.git - Linux kernel stable tree
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