CVE-2024-49857

MEDIUM EPSS 7.3%
Published Oct 21, 20241y ago · Modified Jun 17, 20261w ago
5.5 CVSS 3.1
Medium
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Published Oct 21, 2024 1y ago
Last Modified Jun 17, 2026 1w ago

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: wifi: iwlwifi: mvm: set the cipher for secured NDP ranging The cipher pointer is not set, but is derefereced trying to set its content, which leads to a NULL pointer dereference. Fix it by pointing to the cipher parameter before dereferencing.

CVSS Details

Base Score
5.5
Exploitability
1.8
Impact
3.6
Vector string
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Attack Vector Local
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required Low
User Interaction None
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality None
Integrity None
Availability High

Threat Intelligence

EPSS Exploit Probability
7.3% percentile
Exploit & Patch Status
No Known Exploit
Patch Available

Weaknesses 1

CWE-476 NULL Pointer Dereference Memory Safety

Affected Products 1

VendorProductVersionRange
linuxlinux_kernel*≥6.11  –  <6.11.2

References 2

  • git.kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a949075d4bbf1ca83ccdeaa6ef4ac2ce7526c5f4
    Patch
  • git.kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b3322a6d6aa9bc17b395c4b38d3b97578887aa8a
    Patch

Remediation

  • git.kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a949075d4bbf1ca83ccdeaa6ef4ac2ce7526c5f4
    Patch
  • git.kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b3322a6d6aa9bc17b395c4b38d3b97578887aa8a
    Patch