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CVE-2024-57997MEDIUM
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).
CWE-908 · CNA: Linux · CVSS v3.1 · 6 references · NVD status: Modified

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
DateEventDetail
February 27, 2025ReservedReserved by Linux
February 27, 2025PublishedPublished (CNA: Linux)
August 4, 2026RESCOREDRESCORED — CVE-2024-57997 (Linux). CVSS 8.8 → 5.5 (NVD).

Affected

Affected products and packages — 2 rows
VendorProduct / PackageEcosystemVersion introducedFixed
LinuxLinux29696e0aa413b9d56558731aae3806d7cff48d36
LinuxLinux5.186.1.129

Weaknesses

CWE-908

References (6)

Related

Authoritative record: CVE-2024-57997 at cve.org

Vendors: linux

Weaknesses: CWE-908

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