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CVE-2024-49857MEDIUM
Linux Linux — wifi: iwlwifi: mvm: set the cipher for secured NDP ranging
  AV  AC  PR  UI  S  C  I  A   CVSS    EPSS   %ile   KEV
   L   L   L   N  U  N  N  H    5.5   .0018    7.8     —
AFFECTED
  Product  Versions                                    Fixed
  Linux    626be4bf99f6250cd66da5d311a72ad7455c5a64 –  —
  Linux    6.11 –                                      6.11.2
TIMELINE
  Oct 21  Reserved by Linux
  Oct 21  Published (CNA: Linux)
  Aug 4   RESCORED — CVE-2024-49857 (Linux). CVSS 7.1 → 5.5 (NVD).
CWE-476 · CNA: Linux · CVSS v3.1 · 2 references · NVD status: Modified

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.

Lifecycle

Complete event history — 3 events, chronological
DateEventDetail
October 21, 2024ReservedReserved by Linux
October 21, 2024PublishedPublished (CNA: Linux)
August 4, 2026RESCOREDRESCORED — CVE-2024-49857 (Linux). CVSS 7.1 → 5.5 (NVD).

Affected

Affected products and packages — 2 rows
VendorProduct / PackageEcosystemVersion introducedFixed
LinuxLinux626be4bf99f6250cd66da5d311a72ad7455c5a64
LinuxLinux6.116.11.2

Weaknesses

CWE-476

References (2)

Related

Authoritative record: CVE-2024-49857 at cve.org

Vendors: linux

Weaknesses: CWE-476

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