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With a limit of 1000 scan\nresults, a frame size upper bound of 4096 (really it's\nmore like ~2300) and a TBTT entry size of at least 11,\nwe get an upper bound for the number of ~372k, well in\nthe bounds of a u32." } ], "affected": [ { "product": "Linux", "vendor": "Linux", "defaultStatus": "unaffected", "repo": "https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git", "programFiles": [ "drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/mvm/scan.c" ], "versions": [ { "version": "eae94cf82d7456b57fa9fd55c1edb8a726dcc19c", "lessThan": "2ac15e5a8f42fed5d90ed9e1197600913678c50f", "status": "affected", "versionType": "git" }, { "version": "eae94cf82d7456b57fa9fd55c1edb8a726dcc19c", "lessThan": "cde8a7eb5c6762264ff0f4433358e0a0d250c875", "status": "affected", "versionType": "git" }, { "version": "eae94cf82d7456b57fa9fd55c1edb8a726dcc19c", "lessThan": "fc621e7a043de346c33bd7ae7e2e0c651d6152ef", "status": "affected", "versionType": "git" }, { "version": "eae94cf82d7456b57fa9fd55c1edb8a726dcc19c", "lessThan": "2ccd5badadab2d586e91546bf5af3deda07fef1f", "status": "affected", "versionType": "git" }, { "version": "eae94cf82d7456b57fa9fd55c1edb8a726dcc19c", "lessThan": "7245012f0f496162dd95d888ed2ceb5a35170f1a", "status": "affected", "versionType": "git" } ] }, { "product": "Linux", "vendor": "Linux", "defaultStatus": "affected", "repo": "https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git", "programFiles": [ "drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/mvm/scan.c" ], "versions": [ { "version": "5.11", "status": "affected" }, { "version": "0", "lessThan": "5.11", "status": "unaffected", "versionType": "semver" }, { "version": "5.15.171", "lessThanOrEqual": "5.15.*", "status": "unaffected", "versionType": "semver" }, { "version": "6.1.116", "lessThanOrEqual": "6.1.*", "status": "unaffected", "versionType": "semver" }, { "version": "6.6.60", "lessThanOrEqual": "6.6.*", "status": "unaffected", "versionType": "semver" }, { "version": "6.11.7", "lessThanOrEqual": "6.11.*", "status": "unaffected", "versionType": "semver" }, { "version": "6.12", "lessThanOrEqual": "*", "status": "unaffected", "versionType": "original_commit_for_fix" } ] } ], "cpeApplicability": [ { "nodes": [ { "operator": "OR", "negate": false, "cpeMatch": [ { "vulnerable": true, "criteria": "cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*", "versionStartIncluding": "5.11", "versionEndExcluding": "5.15.171" }, { "vulnerable": true, "criteria": "cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*", "versionStartIncluding": "5.11", "versionEndExcluding": "6.1.116" }, { "vulnerable": true, "criteria": "cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*", "versionStartIncluding": "5.11", "versionEndExcluding": "6.6.60" }, { "vulnerable": true, "criteria": "cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*", "versionStartIncluding": "5.11", "versionEndExcluding": "6.11.7" }, { "vulnerable": true, "criteria": "cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*", "versionStartIncluding": "5.11", "versionEndExcluding": "6.12" } ] } ] } ], "references": [ { "url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2ac15e5a8f42fed5d90ed9e1197600913678c50f" }, { "url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/cde8a7eb5c6762264ff0f4433358e0a0d250c875" }, { "url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/fc621e7a043de346c33bd7ae7e2e0c651d6152ef" }, { "url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2ccd5badadab2d586e91546bf5af3deda07fef1f" }, { "url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7245012f0f496162dd95d888ed2ceb5a35170f1a" } ], "title": "wifi: iwlwifi: mvm: fix 6 GHz scan construction", "x_generator": { "engine": "bippy-1.2.0" } }, "adp": [ { "metrics": [ { "cvssV3_1": { "scope": "UNCHANGED", "version": "3.1", "baseScore": 5.5, "attackVector": "LOCAL", "baseSeverity": "MEDIUM", "vectorString": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H", "integrityImpact": "NONE", "userInteraction": "NONE", "attackComplexity": "LOW", "availabilityImpact": "HIGH", "privilegesRequired": "LOW", "confidentialityImpact": "NONE" } }, { "other": { "type": "ssvc", "content": { "id": "CVE-2024-53055", "role": "CISA Coordinator", "options": [ { "Exploitation": "none" }, { "Automatable": "no" }, { "Technical Impact": "partial" } ], "version": "2.0.3", "timestamp": "2025-10-01T20:13:04.772950Z" } } } ], "problemTypes": [ { "descriptions": [ { "lang": "en", "type": "CWE", "cweId": "CWE-835", "description": "CWE-835 Loop with Unreachable Exit Condition ('Infinite Loop')" } ] } ], "title": "CISA ADP Vulnrichment", "providerMetadata": { "orgId": "134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0", "shortName": "CISA-ADP", "dateUpdated": "2025-10-01T20:17:18.131Z" } }, { "title": "CVE Program Container", "references": [ { "url": "https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/01/msg00001.html" } ], "providerMetadata": { "orgId": "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108", "shortName": "CVE", "dateUpdated": "2025-11-03T22:28:49.040Z" } } ] } }