Astra Linux – Vulnerability in Linux 6.1

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: Wifi: iwlwifi: mvm – Do not read beyond the mfuart notification. In the event that the firmware sends a notification claiming to have more data than it actually does, we will read beyond the allocated space for the notification. ...

kernel: wifi: iwlwifi: mvm: don't read past the mfuart notifcation

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...

CVE-2024-40941

The CVE-2024-40941 entry applies to the Linux kernel wifi driver, specifically iwlwifi mvm. The root cause is a misread: when firmware sends a notification claiming more data exists than actually allocated, the stack/buffer may be read past the intended boundary. The description notes that the pr...