Vulnerabilities > CVE-2024-41071 - Improper Validation of Array Index vulnerability in Linux Kernel
Summary
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
Vulnerable Configurations
Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE)
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
- Overflow Buffers Buffer Overflow attacks target improper or missing bounds checking on buffer operations, typically triggered by input injected by an attacker. As a consequence, an attacker is able to write past the boundaries of allocated buffer regions in memory, causing a program crash or potentially redirection of execution as per the attackers' choice.