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CVE-2024-53059

wifi: iwlwifi: mvm: Fix response handling in iwl_mvm_send_recovery_cmd()

Published: Nov 19, 2024Updated: May 12, 2026 Sources: CVE List NVD BDU csafNVD-CWE-noinfo
NVD MITRE
7.8CVSSHIGH
EPSS Score
0.3%
Top 80.3%
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: Fix response handling in iwl_mvm_send_recovery_cmd() 1. The size of the response packet is not validated. 2. The response buffer is not freed. Resolve these issues by switching to iwl_mvm_send_cmd_status(), which handles both size validation and frees the buffer.

CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:LAC:LPR:LUI:NS:UC:HI: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:HConfidentiality
High
I:HIntegrity
High
A:HAvailability
High
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Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-noinfo

Affected Products

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

Official Patch Available

References

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/07a6e3b78a65f4b2796a8d0d4adb1a15a81edead
git.kernel.org
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3eb986c64c6bfb721950f9666a3b723cf65d043f
git.kernel.org
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3f45d590ccbae6dfd6faef54efe74c30bd85d3da
git.kernel.org
and 606 more references View all →

Timeline

Published
Nov 19, 2024
Last Updated
May 12, 2026

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