PT-2024-6597 · Linux+11 · Linux Kernel+11

Published 2024-05-02 · Updated 2026-03-14 · CVE-2024-42225

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

7.5

High

Base vector

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

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

Description: The issue is related to the mt76 driver in the Linux kernel, where the function mt76 connac mcu add nested tlv() has a vulnerability due to uninitialized variables. This could allow a remote attacker to impact the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of protected information. The vulnerability is resolved by replacing skb put with skb put zero to avoid potentially reusing uninitialized data.

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

Exploit

DoS

Use of Uninitialized Resource

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-908

Related Identifiers

ALSA-2024:6997

ALSA-2024:7000

ALSA-2025_16880

ALT-PU-2024-10855

ALT-PU-2024-11524

ALT-PU-2024-13979

ALT-PU-2024-14046

AZL-47056

AZL-47189

BDU:2024-07744

CESA-2024_7000

CVE-2024-42225

DLA-4008-1

INFSA-2024_6997

INFSA-2024_7000

MGASA-2024-0277

MGASA-2024-0278

OESA-2024-1992

OESA-2024-1994

OESA-2024-1995

OESA-2024-2076

OPENSUSE-SU-2024_3190-1

OPENSUSE-SU-2024_3209-1

OPENSUSE-SU-2024_3483-1

RHSA-2024:6997

RHSA-2024:7000

RHSA-2024_6997

RHSA-2024_7000

SUSE-SU-2024:3190-1

SUSE-SU-2024:3194-1

SUSE-SU-2024:3195-1

SUSE-SU-2024:3209-1

SUSE-SU-2024:3383-1

SUSE-SU-2024:3483-1

SUSE-SU-2025:20044-1

SUSE-SU-2025:20047-1

USN-7007-1

USN-7007-2

USN-7007-3

USN-7009-1

USN-7009-2

USN-7019-1

USN-7089-1

USN-7089-2

USN-7089-3

USN-7089-4

USN-7089-5

USN-7089-6

USN-7089-7

USN-7090-1

USN-7095-1

USN-7156-1

Affected Products

Alt Linux

Almalinux

Astra Linux

Centos

Debian

Linuxmint

Linux Kernel

Red Hat

Red Os

Rocky Linux

Suse

Ubuntu

References · 2692

• 🔥 https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2024/42xxx/CVE-2024-42225.json · Exploit
• https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2024-41097 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-42229 · Security Note
• https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2024-46705 · Vendor Advisory
• https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2024-36006 · Vendor Advisory
• https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2024-39480 · Vendor Advisory
• https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2024-42126 · Vendor Advisory
• https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2024-42092 · Vendor Advisory
• https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2024-43876 · Vendor Advisory
• https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2024-26973 · Vendor Advisory
• https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2023-52699 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-44938 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DEBIAN-CVE-2024-42225 · Vendor Advisory
• https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2024-35958 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-41068 · Security Note