CVE Catalog

CVE-2024-35946

MediumCVSS 5.5
Published: Updated: Translated: NVD NIST

Exploitation Probability (EPSS)

Low risk
0.21%

12th percentile - higher than 12% of all known CVEs

Summary

In the Linux kernel, the wifi rtw89 driver has a null pointer access bug when aborting a scan. During cancel scan, a vif that wasn't scanning might be used. The issue is fixed by using the actual scanning vif.

Risk Assessment

This can lead to kernel crashes (panic) and denial of service on devices with rtw89 Wi-Fi cards, especially when canceling network scans.

Recommendation

Update the Linux kernel to a version containing the fix for the rtw89 driver.

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Original NVD description (English source)

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: wifi: rtw89: fix null pointer access when abort scan During cancel scan we might use vif that weren't scanning. Fix this by using the actual scanning vif.

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS