CVE-2024-57997
Qualcomm Wcn36xx WiFi Kernel Memory Allocation Vulnerability
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.
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Published Date :
Feb. 27, 2025, 2:15 a.m.
Last Modified :
Feb. 27, 2025, 2:15 a.m.
Source :
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
Remotely Exploitable :
No
Impact Score :
Exploitability Score :
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Initial Analysis by [email protected]
Mar. 07, 2025
Action Type Old Value New Value Added CVSS V3.1 AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H Added CWE CWE-908 Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 6.13 from (excluding) 6.13.2 *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 5.18 from (excluding) 6.1.129 *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 6.2 from (excluding) 6.6.76 *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 6.7 from (excluding) 6.12.13 Added Reference Type kernel.org: https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/34cd2817708aec51ef1a6c007e0d6d5342a025d7 Types: Patch Added Reference Type kernel.org: https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6200d947f050efdba4090dfefd8a01981363d954 Types: Patch Added Reference Type kernel.org: https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/64c4dcaeac1dc1030e47883b04a617ca9a4f164e Types: Patch Added Reference Type kernel.org: https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ae68efdff7a7a42ab251cac79d8713de6f0dbaa0 Types: Patch Added Reference Type kernel.org: https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e95f9c408ff8311f75eeabc8acf34a66670d8815 Types: Patch -
New CVE Received by 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
Feb. 27, 2025
Action Type Old Value New Value Added 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. Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/34cd2817708aec51ef1a6c007e0d6d5342a025d7 Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6200d947f050efdba4090dfefd8a01981363d954 Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/64c4dcaeac1dc1030e47883b04a617ca9a4f164e Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ae68efdff7a7a42ab251cac79d8713de6f0dbaa0 Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e95f9c408ff8311f75eeabc8acf34a66670d8815
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