Vulnerability details
CVE-2024-50237
Linux Linux
wifi: mac80211: do not pass a stopped vif to the driver in .get_txpower
CVSS 3.1
7.8High
Official description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: wifi: mac80211: do not pass a stopped vif to the driver in .get_txpower Avoid potentially crashing in the driver because of uninitialized private data
CVSS scores
| Score | Version | Source | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5.5Medium | 3.1 | CISA ADP / Vulnrichment (CISA-ADP) | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
| 7.8High | 3.1 | CVEProject cvelistV5 (CNA) (Linux) | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Versions | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Linux | Linux | 3.19 | CVEProject cvelistV5 (CNA) |
| Linux | Linux | 5b3dc42b1b0db0264bbbe4ae44c15ab97bfd1e93 ≤ v < 78b698fbf37208ee921ee4cedea75b5d33d6ea9f | CVEProject cvelistV5 (CNA) |
| Linux | Linux | 5b3dc42b1b0db0264bbbe4ae44c15ab97bfd1e93 ≤ v < c21efba8b5a86537ccdf43f77536bad02f82776c | CVEProject cvelistV5 (CNA) |
| Linux | Linux | 5b3dc42b1b0db0264bbbe4ae44c15ab97bfd1e93 ≤ v < b2bcbe5450b20641f512d6b26c6b256a5a4f847f | CVEProject cvelistV5 (CNA) |
| Linux | Linux | 5b3dc42b1b0db0264bbbe4ae44c15ab97bfd1e93 ≤ v < b0b862aa3dbcd16b3c4715259a825f48ca540088 | CVEProject cvelistV5 (CNA) |
| Linux | Linux | 5b3dc42b1b0db0264bbbe4ae44c15ab97bfd1e93 ≤ v < ee35c423042c9e04079fdee3db545135d609d6ea | CVEProject cvelistV5 (CNA) |
| Linux | Linux | 5b3dc42b1b0db0264bbbe4ae44c15ab97bfd1e93 ≤ v < 3ccf525a73d48e814634847f6d4a6150c6f0dffc | CVEProject cvelistV5 (CNA) |
| Linux | Linux | 5b3dc42b1b0db0264bbbe4ae44c15ab97bfd1e93 ≤ v < 393b6bc174b0dd21bb2a36c13b36e62fc3474a23 | CVEProject cvelistV5 (CNA) |
| Linux | Linux | 5b3dc42b1b0db0264bbbe4ae44c15ab97bfd1e93 ≤ v < 8f6cd4d5bb7406656835a90e4f1a2192607f0c21 | CVEProject cvelistV5 (CNA) |
References and advisories
10- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b0b862aa3dbcd16b3c4715259a825f48ca540088
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/78b698fbf37208ee921ee4cedea75b5d33d6ea9f
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c21efba8b5a86537ccdf43f77536bad02f82776c
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b2bcbe5450b20641f512d6b26c6b256a5a4f847f
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8f6cd4d5bb7406656835a90e4f1a2192607f0c21
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ee35c423042c9e04079fdee3db545135d609d6ea
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3ccf525a73d48e814634847f6d4a6150c6f0dffc
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/393b6bc174b0dd21bb2a36c13b36e62fc3474a23
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/03/msg00002.html
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/01/msg00001.html
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Details
- Published
- 2024-11-09
- Last updated
- 2026-08-05
- State
- Published
- Assigner (CNA)
- Linux
Exploit prediction (EPSS)
0.27%
Probability of exploitation in 30 days
19.7%
Percentile (among all CVEs)
SSVC assessment (CISA)
- Automatable
- No
- Exploitation
- None
- Technical impact
- Partial
Weaknesses (CWE)
- CWE-908Use of Uninitialized Resource