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CVE-2024-49857

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

Published: Oct 21, 2024Updated: Oct 22, 2024 Sources: CVE List NVD BDUCWE-476
NVD MITRE
5.5CVSSMEDIUM
EPSS Score
0.2%
Top 92.8%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
Patch Available

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.

CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:LAC:LPR:LUI:NS:UC:NI:NA: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:NIntegrity
None
A:HAvailability
High
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Weaknesses

CWE-476

Affected Products

LinuxLinux
On-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
Astra Linux Special Edition для «Эльбрус»ООО «РусБИТех-Астра»
On-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
Debian GNU/LinuxСообщество свободного программного обеспечения
On-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
UbuntuCanonical Ltd.
On-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
LinuxСообщество свободного программного обеспечения
On-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
linuxoss-projectOperating Systemsaka the linux kernel
ооо «русбитех-астра»commercialRUOperating Systemsaka rusbitech-astra
сообщество свободного программного обеспеченияoss-projectOperating Systemsaka сообщество свободного программного обеспечения, fsf
canonical ltd.commercialGBOperating Systemsaka canonical
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Exploitability

Official Patch Available

MITRE ATT&CK

2 techniques
Impact
Initial Access
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References

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b3322a6d6aa9bc17b395c4b38d3b97578887aa8a
git.kernel.org
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a949075d4bbf1ca83ccdeaa6ef4ac2ce7526c5f4
git.kernel.org
https://git.kernel.org/linus/a949075d4bbf1ca83ccdeaa6ef4ac2ce7526c5f4
git.kernel.org
and 7 more references View all →

Timeline

Published
Oct 21, 2024
Last Updated
Oct 22, 2024

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