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Linux Linux — wifi: mt76: replace skb_put with skb_put_zero
AV AC PR UI S C I A CVSS EPSS %ile KEV
A H N N U H H H 7.5 .0049 40.2 —
AFFECTED
Product Versions Fixed
Linux 7bc04215a66b60e198aecaee8418f6d79fa19faa – —
Linux 4.16 – 5.15.163
TIMELINE
Jul 30 Reserved by Linux
Jul 30 Published (CNA: Linux)
Aug 4 RESCORED — CVE-2024-42225 (Linux). CVSS 8.3 → 7.5 (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
Lifecycle
Complete event history — 3 events, chronological
| Date | Event | Detail |
| July 30, 2024 | Reserved | Reserved by Linux |
| July 30, 2024 | Published | Published (CNA: Linux) |
| August 4, 2026 | RESCORED | RESCORED — CVE-2024-42225 (Linux). CVSS 8.3 → 7.5 (NVD). |
Affected
Affected products and packages — 2 rows
| Vendor | Product / Package | Ecosystem | Version introduced | Fixed |
| Linux | Linux | — | 7bc04215a66b60e198aecaee8418f6d79fa19faa | — |
| Linux | Linux | — | 4.16 | 5.15.163 |
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