7.8
HIGH
CVE-2024-53059
Apache iwlwifi Buffer Overflow
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.

INFO

Published Date :

Nov. 19, 2024, 6:15 p.m.

Last Modified :

Dec. 3, 2024, 8:57 p.m.

Source :

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

Remotely Exploitable :

No

Impact Score :

5.9

Exploitability Score :

1.8
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2024-53059 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-2024-53059 vulnerability over time.

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  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Dec. 03, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Added CWE NIST NVD-CWE-noinfo
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 5.1 up to (excluding) 5.4.285 *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 5.5 up to (excluding) 5.10.229 *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 5.11 up to (excluding) 5.15.171 *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 5.16 up to (excluding) 6.1.116 *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 6.2 up to (excluding) 6.6.60 *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 6.7 up to (excluding) 6.11.7 *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.12:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.12:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.12:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.12:rc4:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.12:rc5:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Changed Reference Type https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/07a6e3b78a65f4b2796a8d0d4adb1a15a81edead No Types Assigned https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/07a6e3b78a65f4b2796a8d0d4adb1a15a81edead Patch
    Changed Reference Type https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3eb986c64c6bfb721950f9666a3b723cf65d043f No Types Assigned https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3eb986c64c6bfb721950f9666a3b723cf65d043f Patch
    Changed Reference Type https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3f45d590ccbae6dfd6faef54efe74c30bd85d3da No Types Assigned https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3f45d590ccbae6dfd6faef54efe74c30bd85d3da Patch
    Changed Reference Type https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/45a628911d3c68e024eed337054a0452b064f450 No Types Assigned https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/45a628911d3c68e024eed337054a0452b064f450 Patch
    Changed Reference Type https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/64d63557ded6ff3ce72b18ab87a6c4b1b652161c No Types Assigned https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/64d63557ded6ff3ce72b18ab87a6c4b1b652161c Patch
    Changed Reference Type https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9480c3045f302f43f9910d2d556d6cf5a62c1822 No Types Assigned https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9480c3045f302f43f9910d2d556d6cf5a62c1822 Patch
    Changed Reference Type https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9c98ee7ea463a838235e7a0e35851b38476364f2 No Types Assigned https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9c98ee7ea463a838235e7a0e35851b38476364f2 Patch
  • CVE Received by 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67

    Nov. 19, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added 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.
    Added Reference kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9c98ee7ea463a838235e7a0e35851b38476364f2 [No types assigned]
    Added Reference kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/45a628911d3c68e024eed337054a0452b064f450 [No types assigned]
    Added Reference kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3f45d590ccbae6dfd6faef54efe74c30bd85d3da [No types assigned]
    Added Reference kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/64d63557ded6ff3ce72b18ab87a6c4b1b652161c [No types assigned]
    Added Reference kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3eb986c64c6bfb721950f9666a3b723cf65d043f [No types assigned]
    Added Reference kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9480c3045f302f43f9910d2d556d6cf5a62c1822 [No types assigned]
    Added Reference kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/07a6e3b78a65f4b2796a8d0d4adb1a15a81edead [No types assigned]
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