CVE-2024-26610

kernel: wifi: iwlwifi: fix a memory corruption

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Severity

Moderate

Red Hat Product Security

6.1

CVSS 3.1

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Published · February 29, 2024

Updated · August 5, 2026

Description

A memory corruption flaw was found in the Linux kernel Intel Wireless WiFi Next Gen AGN module. This issue could allow a local user to crash the system.

Statement

Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 is not affected by this vulnerability.

CVSS score applicability

The CVSS score(s) listed for this vulnerability do not reflect the associated product's status, and are included for informational purposes to better understand the severity of this vulnerability.

Mitigation

To mitigate this issue, prevent the iwlwifi module from being loaded. Please see https://access.redhat.com/solutions/41278 for how to blacklist a kernel module to prevent it from loading automatically.

CVSS / CWE

CVSS 3.1 · 6.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:H

CWE-680 · Integer Overflow to Buffer Overflow