PT-2024-29759 · Linux+4 · Linux Kernel+4

Published 2024-04-18 · Updated 2026-05-26 · CVE-2024-42125

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

5.5

Medium

Base vector

AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Linux kernel (affected versions not specified)

Description A vulnerability in the Linux kernel has been resolved, related to the wifi: rtw89: fw: scan offload prohibit all 6 GHz channel if no 6 GHz sband. The issue arises when there is a policy via BIOS to block uses of 6 GHz, resulting in the 6 GHz sband being NULL even if it is a WiFi 7 chip. To avoid a crash, NULL handling has been added.

Recommendations At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Exploit

DoS

NULL Pointer Dereference

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-476

Related Identifiers

ALSA-2025_12746

ALSA-2025_12752

ALSA-2025_12753

ALSA-2025_16880

BDU:2026-04538

CVE-2024-42125

ECHO-FEC4-7535-36E4

INFSA-2024_9315

RHSA-2024:9315

RHSA-2024_9315

SUSE-SU-2024:3194-1

SUSE-SU-2024:3195-1

SUSE-SU-2024:3383-1

SUSE-SU-2025:20044-1

SUSE-SU-2025:20047-1

Affected Products

Astra Linux

Debian

Linux Kernel

Red Hat

Suse

References · 918

• 🔥 https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2024/42xxx/CVE-2024-42125.json · Exploit
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/bb38626f3f97e16e6d368a9ff6daf320f3fe31d9 · Patch
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/SUSE-SU-2024:3383-1 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2024-42125 · Vendor Advisory
• https://linux.oracle.com/errata/ELSA-2024-9315.html · Vendor Advisory
• https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2024-42125 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-42125 · Security Note
• https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2024-42125 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/SUSE-SU-2024:3194-1 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/ROOT-OS-UBUNTU-2204-CVE-2024-42125 · Vendor Advisory
• https://cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-42125 · Security Note
• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2026-04538 · Security Note
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ce4ba62f8bc5195a9a0d49c6235a9c99e619cadc · Patch
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/BELL-CVE-2024-42125 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/SUSE-SU-2025:20047-1 · Vendor Advisory