5.5
MEDIUM
CVE-2024-46672
"Qualcomm Wi-Fi brcmfmac NULL Pointer Dereference"
Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: wifi: brcmfmac: cfg80211: Handle SSID based pmksa deletion wpa_supplicant 2.11 sends since 1efdba5fdc2c ("Handle PMKSA flush in the driver for SAE/OWE offload cases") SSID based PMKSA del commands. brcmfmac is not prepared and tries to dereference the NULL bssid and pmkid pointers in cfg80211_pmksa. PMKID_V3 operations support SSID based updates so copy the SSID.

INFO

Published Date :

Sept. 11, 2024, 4:15 p.m.

Last Modified :

Sept. 13, 2024, 4:29 p.m.

Source :

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

Remotely Exploitable :

No

Impact Score :

3.6

Exploitability Score :

1.8
Affected Products

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ID Vendor Product Action
1 Linux linux_kernel
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2024-46672.

URL Resource
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1f566eb912d192c83475a919331aea59619e1197 Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2ad4e1ada8eebafa2d75a4b75eeeca882de6ada1 Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4291f94f8c6b01505132c22ee27b59ed27c3584f Patch

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The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2024-46672 vulnerability over time.

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  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Sep. 13, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
    Changed Reference Type https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1f566eb912d192c83475a919331aea59619e1197 No Types Assigned https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1f566eb912d192c83475a919331aea59619e1197 Patch
    Changed Reference Type https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2ad4e1ada8eebafa2d75a4b75eeeca882de6ada1 No Types Assigned https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2ad4e1ada8eebafa2d75a4b75eeeca882de6ada1 Patch
    Changed Reference Type https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4291f94f8c6b01505132c22ee27b59ed27c3584f No Types Assigned https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4291f94f8c6b01505132c22ee27b59ed27c3584f Patch
    Added CWE NIST CWE-476
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 6.4 up to (excluding) 6.6.48 *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 6.7 up to (excluding) 6.10.7 *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.11:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.11:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.11:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CVE Received by 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67

    Sep. 11, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Description In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: wifi: brcmfmac: cfg80211: Handle SSID based pmksa deletion wpa_supplicant 2.11 sends since 1efdba5fdc2c ("Handle PMKSA flush in the driver for SAE/OWE offload cases") SSID based PMKSA del commands. brcmfmac is not prepared and tries to dereference the NULL bssid and pmkid pointers in cfg80211_pmksa. PMKID_V3 operations support SSID based updates so copy the SSID.
    Added Reference kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4291f94f8c6b01505132c22ee27b59ed27c3584f [No types assigned]
    Added Reference kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1f566eb912d192c83475a919331aea59619e1197 [No types assigned]
    Added Reference kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2ad4e1ada8eebafa2d75a4b75eeeca882de6ada1 [No types assigned]
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