PT-2024-8249 · Linux+9 · Linux Kernel+9
Published
2024-02-15
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Updated
2025-12-17
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CVE-2024-27410
CVSS v3.1
5.5
Medium
| 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:
The issue is related to the nl80211 component in the Linux kernel, where it's possible to change the mesh ID when the interface isn't yet in mesh mode, at the same time as changing it into mesh mode. This leads to an overwrite of data in the wdev->u union for the interface type it currently has, causing
cfg80211 change iface() to do wrong things when switching. The vulnerability is related to errors in resource management in the nl80211 set interface() function.Recommendations:
At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.
Exploit
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Weakness Enumeration
Related Identifiers
Affected Products
Almalinux
Astra Linux
Centos
Linuxmint
Linux Kernel
Red Hat
Red Os
Rocky Linux
Suse
Ubuntu