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CVE-2024-42125

MediumCVSS 5.5
Published: Updated: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

In the Linux kernel, a vulnerability was fixed in the rtw89 wifi driver where scan offload attempted to use all 6 GHz channels even when the 6 GHz sband was NULL (e.g., blocked by BIOS). NULL handling was added to avoid a crash.

Risk Assessment

On systems with a WiFi 7 chip and 6 GHz band blocked by BIOS, a kernel crash may occur during scanning.

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: fw: scan offload prohibit all 6 GHz channel if no 6 GHz sband We have some policy via BIOS to block uses of 6 GHz. In this case, 6 GHz sband will be NULL even if it is WiFi 7 chip. So, add NULL handling here to avoid crash.

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