Astra Linux – Vulnerabilities in Linux, Linux-5.10, Linux-5.15, Linux-6.1

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: Wifi: iwlwifi: mvm – Check nssids before accessing the ssids. In some versions of cfg80211, the ssids pointed to might be a valid value even when nssids is 0. Accessing the pointer in this case could lead to an out-of-bound acces...

Unity Linux 20.1050e Security Update: kernel (UTSA-2026-005083)

The Unity Linux 20 host has a package installed that is affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the UTSA-2026-005083 advisory. In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: wifi: iwlwifi: mvm: check nssids before accessing the ssids In some versions of cfg80211, the ssi...

Unity Linux 20.1070a Security Update: kernel (UTSA-2025-990385)

The Unity Linux 20 host has a package installed that is affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the UTSA-2025-990385 advisory. In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: wifi: iwlwifi: mvm: check nssids before accessing the ssids In some versions of cfg80211, the ssi...

kernel: wifi: iwlwifi: mvm: check n_ssids before accessing the ssids

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: wifi: iwlwifi: mvm: check nssids before accessing the ssids In some versions of cfg80211, the ssids poinet might be a valid one even though nssids is 0. Accessing the pointer in this case will cuase an out-of-bound access. Fix th...

SUSE CVE-2024-40929

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: wifi: iwlwifi: mvm: check nssids before accessing the ssids In some versions of cfg80211, the ssids poinet might be a valid one even though nssids is 0. Accessing the pointer in this case will cuase an out-of-bound access. Fix th...

CVE-2024-40929 wifi: iwlwifi: mvm: check n_ssids before accessing the ssids

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: wifi: iwlwifi: mvm: check nssids before accessing the ssids In some versions of cfg80211, the ssids poinet might be a valid one even though nssids is 0. Accessing the pointer in this case will cuase an out-of-bound access. Fix th...

CVE-2024-40929

CVE-2024-40929 : Linux kernel vulnerability in wifi/iwlwifi/mvm where the ssids pointer could be accessed when n_ssids is 0, causing an out-of-bounds read. The fix adds a check for n_ssids before dereferencing the ssids pointer. Documented impact per CVE: LOCAL access with LOW privileges required...

CVE-2024-40929 wifi: iwlwifi: mvm: check n_ssids before accessing the ssids

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: wifi: iwlwifi: mvm: check nssids before accessing the ssids In some versions of cfg80211, the ssids poinet might be a valid one even though nssids is 0. Accessing the pointer in this case will cuase an out-of-bound access. Fix th...

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

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: wifi: iwlwifi: mvm: check nssids before accessing the ssids In some versions of cfg80211, the ssids poinet might be a valid one even though nssids is 0. Accessing the pointer in this case will cuase an out-of-bound access. Fix th...

Linux kernel security vulnerabilities

Linux kernel is the kernel used by Linux, the open source operating system of the Linux Foundation in the United States. A security vulnerability exists in the Linux kernel that stems from a failure of the wifi:iwlwifi:mvm component to properly check for nssids when handling nssids of 0, which...