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CVE-2024-49857

wifi: iwlwifi: mvm: set the cipher for secured NDP ranging

Published: Oct 21, 2024Updated: Aug 4, 2026 Sources: CVE List NVD BDUCWE-476
7.1HIGH
NVD MITRE
EPSS Score
0.2%
Top 92.4%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
Patch Available
Self-Check
OpenVAS

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: wifi: iwlwifi: mvm: set the cipher for secured NDP ranging The cipher pointer is not set, but is derefereced trying to set its content, which leads to a NULL pointer dereference. Fix it by pointing to the cipher parameter before dereferencing.

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CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:LAC:LPR:LUI:NS:UC:NI:HA:H
Exploitability
AV:LAttack Vector
Local
AC:LAttack Complexity
Low
PR:LPrivileges Required
Low
UI:NUser Interaction
None
Scope
S:UScope
Unchanged
Impact
C:NConfidentiality
None
I:HIntegrity
High
A:HAvailability
High
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Weaknesses

CWE-476

Affected Products

Сообщество свободного программного обеспечения
oss-projectaka fsf
Debian GNU/LinuxOn-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
LinuxOn-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
Linux
oss-projectaka the linux kernel
LinuxOn-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
ООО «РусБИТех-Астра»
commercial·RUaka rusbitech-astra
Astra Linux Special Edition для «Эльбрус»On-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
Canonical Ltd.
commercial·GBaka canonical
UbuntuOn-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
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Exploitability

Official Patch Available
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MITRE ATT&CK

2 techniques
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References

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a949075d4bbf1ca83ccdeaa6ef4ac2ce7526c5f4
git.kernel.org
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b3322a6d6aa9bc17b395c4b38d3b97578887aa8a
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https://git.kernel.org/linus/a949075d4bbf1ca83ccdeaa6ef4ac2ce7526c5f4
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