PT-2025-2813 · Linux+5 · Linux Kernel+5
Published
2024-09-19
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Updated
2026-05-26
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CVE-2024-48873
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 versions prior to 6.6.74
Description:
A vulnerability in the Linux kernel has been resolved, specifically in the wifi: rtw89 module. The return value of the
ieee80211 probereq get() function might be NULL, and checking it before use can prevent NULL pointer access.Recommendations:
For Linux kernel versions prior to 6.6.74, update to version 6.6.74 or later to resolve the issue. As a temporary workaround, consider adding a check for the return value of the
ieee80211 probereq get() function to avoid NULL pointer access.Exploit
Fix
DoS
NULL Pointer Dereference
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Weakness Enumeration
Related Identifiers
Affected Products
Alt Linux
Linuxmint
Linux Kernel
Red Hat
Suse
Ubuntu