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CVE-2024-53059HIGH
Linux Linux — wifi: iwlwifi: mvm: Fix response handling in iwl_mvm_send_recovery_cmd()
  AV  AC  PR  UI  S  C  I  A   CVSS    EPSS   %ile   KEV
   L   L   L   N  U  H  H  H    7.8   .0040   33.2     —
AFFECTED
  Product  Versions                                    Fixed
  Linux    f130bb75d8817c560b48c4d1a0e5279968a0859d –  —
  Linux    5.1 –                                       5.4.285
TIMELINE
  Nov 19  Reserved by Linux
  Nov 19  Published (CNA: Linux)
  Aug 4   RESCORED — CVE-2024-53059 (Linux). CVSS 7.1 → 7.8 (NVD).
CNA: Linux · CVSS v3.1 · 11 references · NVD status: Modified

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: wifi: iwlwifi: mvm: Fix response handling in iwl_mvm_send_recovery_cmd() 1. The size of the response packet is not validated. 2. The response buffer is not freed. Resolve these issues by switching to iwl_mvm_send_cmd_status(), which handles both size validation and frees the buffer.

Lifecycle

Complete event history — 3 events, chronological
DateEventDetail
November 19, 2024ReservedReserved by Linux
November 19, 2024PublishedPublished (CNA: Linux)
August 4, 2026RESCOREDRESCORED — CVE-2024-53059 (Linux). CVSS 7.1 → 7.8 (NVD).

Affected

Affected products and packages — 2 rows
VendorProduct / PackageEcosystemVersion introducedFixed
LinuxLinuxf130bb75d8817c560b48c4d1a0e5279968a0859d
LinuxLinux5.15.4.285

References (11)

Related

Authoritative record: CVE-2024-53059 at cve.org

Vendors: linux

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This is a reference page, not a dated page of record. It assembles the complete lifecycle of CVE-2024-53059 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.