CVE-2024-41071

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Linux kernel (affected versions not specified)

Description The issue is related to the wifi mac80211 module in the Linux kernel, where address calculations via out of bounds array indexing can occur. This is due to the req->n channels not being set before using req->channels[]. The vulnerability can potentially impact the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of protected information. The ieee80211 prep hw scan() function is involved in the issue, and the problem is triggered by the nl80211 trigger scan() function.

Recommendations At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.