CVE-2024-46755NULL Pointer Dereference in Linux

Severity
5.5MEDIUMNVD
OSV8.8OSV7.1
EPSS
0.0%
top 98.60%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Timeline
PublishedSep 18
Latest updateAug 14

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: wifi: mwifiex: Do not return unused priv in mwifiex_get_priv_by_id() mwifiex_get_priv_by_id() returns the priv pointer corresponding to the bss_num and bss_type, but without checking if the priv is actually currently in use. Unused priv pointers do not have a wiphy attached to them which can lead to NULL pointer dereferences further down the callstack. Fix this by returning only used priv pointers which have priv->bss_mode set

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:HExploitability: 1.8 | Impact: 3.6

Affected Packages14 packages

Patches

🔴Vulnerability Details

18
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📋Vendor Advisories

20
CISA ICS
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