CVE-2024-42225
Medium
Elevated severity or exploit probability.
CVSS base
8.3
HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:H
EPSS — probability of exploitation (30 days)
0.5%
41.2th percentile
CISA KEV
Not listed
Weakness / dates
CWE-908
Published 2024-07-30 · modified 2026-08-04
CVSS breakdown
CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:H
| Attack Vector | A | Adjacent |
| Attack Complexity | L | Low |
| Privileges Required | N | None |
| User Interaction | N | None |
| Scope | U | Unchanged |
| Confidentiality | H | High |
| Integrity | L | Low |
| Availability | H | High |
Timeline
- 2024-07-30 — Published (NVD)
- 2026-08-04 — Last modified (NVD)
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: wifi: mt76: replace skb_put with skb_put_zero Avoid potentially reusing uninitialized data
Affected
References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/22ea2a7f0b64d323625950414a4496520fb33657
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/64f86337ccfe77fe3be5a9356b0dabde23fbb074
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7f819a2f4fbc510e088b49c79addcf1734503578
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/dc7f14d00d0c4c21898f3504607f4a31079065a2
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ff6b26be13032c5fbd6b6a0b24358f8eaac4f3af
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/22ea2a7f0b64d323625950414a4496520fb33657
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/64f86337ccfe77fe3be5a9356b0dabde23fbb074
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7f819a2f4fbc510e088b49c79addcf1734503578
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/dc7f14d00d0c4c21898f3504607f4a31079065a2
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ff6b26be13032c5fbd6b6a0b24358f8eaac4f3af
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/01/msg00001.html