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CVE-2024-50237MEDIUM
Linux Linux — wifi: mac80211: do not pass a stopped vif to the driver in .get_txpower
  AV  AC  PR  UI  S  C  I  A   CVSS    EPSS   %ile   KEV
   L   L   L   N  U  N  N  H    5.5   .0027   19.7     —
AFFECTED
  Product  Versions                                    Fixed
  Linux    5b3dc42b1b0db0264bbbe4ae44c15ab97bfd1e93 –  —
  Linux    3.19 –                                      4.19.323
TIMELINE
  Oct 21  Reserved by Linux
  Nov 9   Published (CNA: Linux)
  Aug 4   RESCORED — CVE-2024-50237 (Linux). CVSS 7.8 → 5.5 (NVD).
CWE-908 · CNA: Linux · CVSS v3.1 · 10 references · NVD status: Modified

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

Lifecycle

Complete event history — 3 events, chronological
DateEventDetail
October 21, 2024ReservedReserved by Linux
November 9, 2024PublishedPublished (CNA: Linux)
August 4, 2026RESCOREDRESCORED — CVE-2024-50237 (Linux). CVSS 7.8 → 5.5 (NVD).

Affected

Affected products and packages — 2 rows
VendorProduct / PackageEcosystemVersion introducedFixed
LinuxLinux5b3dc42b1b0db0264bbbe4ae44c15ab97bfd1e93
LinuxLinux3.194.19.323

Weaknesses

CWE-908

References (10)

Related

Authoritative record: CVE-2024-50237 at cve.org

Vendors: linux

Weaknesses: CWE-908

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This is a reference page, not a dated page of record. It assembles the complete lifecycle of CVE-2024-50237 from the CVE Program record, NVD enrichment, the CISA KEV catalog, EPSS, and OSV advisories. The box score's numbers (CVSS, EPSS, KEV status) are current as of Wednesday, August 19, 2026 UTC and are re-derived as the archive grows; only dated daily editions are immutable pages of record. The authoritative source for this identifier is cve.org.