What is CVE-2024-40930?

CVE-2024-40930 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10. CVE-2024-40930 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2024-40930?

CVE-2024-40930 has a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10, rated Medium severity. The vector string is CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

Is there a patch available for CVE-2024-40930?

No patch is currently available for CVE-2024-40930. Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for updates.

Is CVE-2024-40930 actively exploited?

CVE-2024-40930 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

CVE-2024-40930

Medium

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: wifi: cfg80211: validate HE operation element parsing Validate that the HE operation element has the correct length before parsing it.

Package Linux Kernel

Published 2024-07-12

Last modified 2025-10-06

CVSS version 3.1

Patch available

Awaiting data

CVSS 3.1 score

5.5

out of 10

Medium

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

Low

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

Low

Integrity

None

Availability

High

Vector string

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

References

The following references provide additional information about CVE-2024-40930 including vendor advisories, patch commits, exploit details, and third-party analysis. Links are sourced from the NIST NVD database.

Kernel patch commit
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4dc3a3893dae5a7f73e5809273aca0f1f3548d55
Patch
Kernel patch commit
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f15e3e13e14cc5ae8f950c16efe706add18ac8e2
Patch

Details

CVE ID CVE-2024-40930

Severity Medium

CVSS score 5.5 / 10

CVSS version 3.1

Published 2024-07-12

Modified 2025-10-06

KEV No

Patch Awaiting data

Package linux

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-40930?

CVE-2024-40930 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10 . CVE-2024-40930 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
What is the CVSS score for CVE-2024-40930?

CVE-2024-40930 has a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10, rated Medium severity (CVSS 3.1). The vector string is CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.
Is there a patch available for CVE-2024-40930?

No patch is currently available for CVE-2024-40930. Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for updates.
Is CVE-2024-40930 actively exploited?

No — CVE-2024-40930 has not been confirmed as actively exploited. It is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.