CVE-2024-50237
Medium
Elevated severity or exploit probability.
CVSS base
7.8
HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS — probability of exploitation (30 days)
0.3%
19.9th percentile
CISA KEV
Not listed
Weakness / dates
CWE-908
Published 2024-11-09 · modified 2026-08-04
CVSS breakdown
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
| Attack Vector | L | Local |
| Attack Complexity | L | Low |
| Privileges Required | L | Low |
| User Interaction | N | None |
| Scope | U | Unchanged |
| Confidentiality | H | High |
| Integrity | H | High |
| Availability | H | High |
Timeline
- 2024-11-09 — Published (NVD)
- 2026-08-04 — Last modified (NVD)
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: wifi: mac80211: do not pass a stopped vif to the driver in .get_txpower Avoid potentially crashing in the driver because of uninitialized private data
Affected
References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/393b6bc174b0dd21bb2a36c13b36e62fc3474a23
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3ccf525a73d48e814634847f6d4a6150c6f0dffc
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/78b698fbf37208ee921ee4cedea75b5d33d6ea9f
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8f6cd4d5bb7406656835a90e4f1a2192607f0c21
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b0b862aa3dbcd16b3c4715259a825f48ca540088
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b2bcbe5450b20641f512d6b26c6b256a5a4f847f
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c21efba8b5a86537ccdf43f77536bad02f82776c
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ee35c423042c9e04079fdee3db545135d609d6ea
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/01/msg00001.html
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/03/msg00002.html