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Linux Linux — wifi: wcn36xx: fix channel survey memory allocation size
AV AC PR UI S C I A CVSS EPSS %ile KEV
L L L N U N N H 5.5 .0033 25.6 —
AFFECTED
Product Versions Fixed
Linux 29696e0aa413b9d56558731aae3806d7cff48d36 – —
Linux 5.18 – 6.1.129
TIMELINE
Feb 27 Reserved by Linux
Feb 27 Published (CNA: Linux)
Aug 4 RESCORED — CVE-2024-57997 (Linux). CVSS 8.8 → 5.5 (NVD).
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
wifi: wcn36xx: fix channel survey memory allocation size
KASAN reported a memory allocation issue in wcn->chan_survey
due to incorrect size calculation.
This commit uses kcalloc to allocate memory for wcn->chan_survey,
ensuring proper initialization and preventing the use of uninitialized
values when there are no frames on the channel.
Lifecycle
Complete event history — 3 events, chronological
| Date | Event | Detail |
| February 27, 2025 | Reserved | Reserved by Linux |
| February 27, 2025 | Published | Published (CNA: Linux) |
| August 4, 2026 | RESCORED | RESCORED — CVE-2024-57997 (Linux). CVSS 8.8 → 5.5 (NVD). |
Affected
Affected products and packages — 2 rows
| Vendor | Product / Package | Ecosystem | Version introduced | Fixed |
| Linux | Linux | — | 29696e0aa413b9d56558731aae3806d7cff48d36 | — |
| Linux | Linux | — | 5.18 | 6.1.129 |
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