7.5
HIGH
CVE-2024-42225
"AirMega mt76 Buffer Overwrite Vulnerability"
Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: wifi: mt76: replace skb_put with skb_put_zero Avoid potentially reusing uninitialized data

INFO

Published Date :

July 30, 2024, 8:15 a.m.

Last Modified :

July 30, 2024, 8:15 p.m.

Source :

416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67

Remotely Exploitable :

No

Impact Score :

5.9

Exploitability Score :

1.6
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2024-42225 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Linux linux_kernel

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The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2024-42225 vulnerability over time.

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  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Jul. 30, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:A/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Changed Reference Type https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/22ea2a7f0b64d323625950414a4496520fb33657 No Types Assigned https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/22ea2a7f0b64d323625950414a4496520fb33657 Patch
    Changed Reference Type https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/64f86337ccfe77fe3be5a9356b0dabde23fbb074 No Types Assigned https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/64f86337ccfe77fe3be5a9356b0dabde23fbb074 Patch
    Changed Reference Type https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7f819a2f4fbc510e088b49c79addcf1734503578 No Types Assigned https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7f819a2f4fbc510e088b49c79addcf1734503578 Patch
    Changed Reference Type https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/dc7f14d00d0c4c21898f3504607f4a31079065a2 No Types Assigned https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/dc7f14d00d0c4c21898f3504607f4a31079065a2 Patch
    Changed Reference Type https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ff6b26be13032c5fbd6b6a0b24358f8eaac4f3af No Types Assigned https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ff6b26be13032c5fbd6b6a0b24358f8eaac4f3af Patch
    Added CWE NIST CWE-908
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 5.15.163 *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 5.16 up to (excluding) 6.1.98 *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 6.2 up to (excluding) 6.6.39 *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 6.7 up to (excluding) 6.9.9
  • CVE Received by 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67

    Jul. 30, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Description In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: wifi: mt76: replace skb_put with skb_put_zero Avoid potentially reusing uninitialized data
    Added Reference kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/dc7f14d00d0c4c21898f3504607f4a31079065a2 [No types assigned]
    Added Reference kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/22ea2a7f0b64d323625950414a4496520fb33657 [No types assigned]
    Added Reference kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ff6b26be13032c5fbd6b6a0b24358f8eaac4f3af [No types assigned]
    Added Reference kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/64f86337ccfe77fe3be5a9356b0dabde23fbb074 [No types assigned]
    Added Reference kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7f819a2f4fbc510e088b49c79addcf1734503578 [No types assigned]
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