PT-2024-6071
CVE-2024-35845
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Published
2024-02-02
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Updated
2025-09-29
Description by
CVSS 3.1
9.4
CriticalMetricsAV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H
Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions
Linux kernel (affected versions not specified)
Description
The issue is related to insufficient processing of a format string in the Linux kernel's iwlwifi component, specifically in the dbg-tlv.c file. This could allow a remote attacker to access confidential data and cause a denial of service. The iwl fw ini debug info tlv is used as a string and must be properly terminated to prevent exploitation.
Recommendations
At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.
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