mac80211: track only QoS data frames for admission control
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: mac80211: track only QoS data frames for admission control For admission control, obviously all of that only works for QoS data frames, otherwise we cannot even access the QoS field in the header. Syzbot reported (see below) an uninitialized value here due to a status of a non-QoS nullfunc packet, which isn't even long enough to contain the QoS header. Fix this to only do anything for QoS data packets.
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- Jun 19, 2024
- Updated
- Jun 17, 2026
- EPSS
- 0.2% · 12th percentile
- CWE
- CWE-824
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Report tools
Action score
22
Monitor
Low priority for now.
- CVSS
- 22 / 40 · 5.5 / 10
- CISA KEV
- 0 / 30 · Not listed
- EPSS
- 0 / 30 · 0.2%
CISA SSVC decision
- Exploitation
- none
- Automatable
- no
- Technical impact
- partial
Vulnrichment: CISA's decision-tree inputs.
Affected systems
| Vendor | Product | CPE |
|---|---|---|
| linux | linux kernel | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel |
Affected versions
NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.
- linux linux kernel3.19 and later · before 4.19.222
- linux linux kernel4.20 and later · before 5.4.168
- linux linux kernel5.5 and later · before 5.10.88
- linux linux kernel5.11 and later · before 5.15.11
- linux linux kernel5.16
Versions reported by the vendor
Affected version ranges reported by the assigning authority (Linux). Independent of NVD's CPE analysis and usually ahead of it.
Linux Linux
- 3.19affected
- 02219b3abca59fca81711bfe7ee78df7abad97ce and later · before 69f054d6642c8f6173724ce17e7ee3ff66b8f682affected · git
- 02219b3abca59fca81711bfe7ee78df7abad97ce and later · before 46b9e29db2012a4d2a40a26101862e002ccf387baffected · git
- 02219b3abca59fca81711bfe7ee78df7abad97ce and later · before eed897a22230e3231a740eddd7d6d95ba476625faffected · git
- 02219b3abca59fca81711bfe7ee78df7abad97ce and later · before 42d08e97b196479f593499e887a9ab81446a34b9affected · git
- 02219b3abca59fca81711bfe7ee78df7abad97ce and later · before d5e568c3a4ec2ddd23e7dc5ad5b0c64e4f22981aaffected · git
- before 3.19not affected · semver
- 4.19.222 and later · up to and including 4.19.*not affected · semver
- 5.4.168 and later · up to and including 5.4.*not affected · semver
- 5.10.88 and later · up to and including 5.10.*not affected · semver
Package-level exposure
OSV and GitHub Advisory data: ecosystem, package and range. SBOM matching uses this table.
| Ecosystem | Package | Affected range | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian:12 | linux | before 5.15.15-1 | 5.15.15-1 |
| SUSE:Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP3-LTSS | kernel-64kb | before 5.3.18-150300.59.167.1 | 5.3.18-150300.59.167.1 |
| SUSE:Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP3-LTSS | kernel-default-base | before 5.3.18-150300.59.167.1.150300.18.98.1 | 5.3.18-150300.59.167.1.150300.18.98.1 |
| SUSE:Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP3-LTSS | kernel-docs | before 5.3.18-150300.59.167.1 | 5.3.18-150300.59.167.1 |
| SUSE:Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP3-LTSS | kernel-obs-build | before 5.3.18-150300.59.167.1 | 5.3.18-150300.59.167.1 |
| SUSE:Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP3-LTSS | kernel-preempt | before 5.3.18-150300.59.167.1 | 5.3.18-150300.59.167.1 |
| SUSE:Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP3-LTSS | kernel-source | before 5.3.18-150300.59.167.1 | 5.3.18-150300.59.167.1 |
| SUSE:Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP3-LTSS | kernel-syms | before 5.3.18-150300.59.167.1 | 5.3.18-150300.59.167.1 |
| SUSE:Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP4-ESPOS | kernel-64kb | before 5.14.21-150400.24.128.1 | 5.14.21-150400.24.128.1 |
| SUSE:Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP4-ESPOS | kernel-docs | before 5.14.21-150400.24.128.1 | 5.14.21-150400.24.128.1 |
| SUSE:Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP4-ESPOS | kernel-obs-build | before 5.14.21-150400.24.128.1 | 5.14.21-150400.24.128.1 |
| SUSE:Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP4-ESPOS | kernel-source | before 5.14.21-150400.24.128.1 | 5.14.21-150400.24.128.1 |
| SUSE:Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP4-ESPOS | kernel-syms | before 5.14.21-150400.24.128.1 | 5.14.21-150400.24.128.1 |
| SUSE:Linux Enterprise Live Patching 15 SP3 | kernel-default | before 5.3.18-150300.59.167.1 | 5.3.18-150300.59.167.1 |
| SUSE:Linux Enterprise Live Patching 15 SP3 | kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP3_Update_46 | before 1-150300.7.3.1 | 1-150300.7.3.1 |
| SUSE:Linux Enterprise Live Patching 15 SP4 | kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP4_Update_29 | before 1-150400.9.3.1 | 1-150400.9.3.1 |
| SUSE:Linux Enterprise Micro 5.1 | kernel-rt | before 5.3.18-150300.175.1 | 5.3.18-150300.175.1 |
| SUSE:Linux Enterprise Micro 5.1 | kernel-source-rt | before 5.3.18-150300.175.1 | 5.3.18-150300.175.1 |
| SUSE:Linux Enterprise Micro 5.3 | kernel-default | before 5.14.21-150400.24.128.1 | 5.14.21-150400.24.128.1 |
| SUSE:Linux Enterprise Micro 5.3 | kernel-default-base | before 5.14.21-150400.24.128.1.150400.24.62.1 | 5.14.21-150400.24.128.1.150400.24.62.1 |
| SUSE:Linux Enterprise Micro 5.3 | kernel-rt | before 5.14.21-150400.15.88.1 | 5.14.21-150400.15.88.1 |
| SUSE:Linux Enterprise Micro 5.3 | kernel-source-rt | before 5.14.21-150400.15.88.1 | 5.14.21-150400.15.88.1 |
| SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP3-LTSS | kernel-zfcpdump | before 5.3.18-150300.59.167.1 | 5.3.18-150300.59.167.1 |
| SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP4-LTSS | kernel-zfcpdump | before 5.14.21-150400.24.128.1 | 5.14.21-150400.24.128.1 |
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- CVE-2016-5195Race condition in mm/gup.c in the Linux kernel 2.x through 4.x before 4.8.3 allows local users to gain privileges by leveraging incorrect haKEV83Now
- CVE-2019-13272In the Linux kernel before 5.1.17, ptrace_link in kernel/ptrace.c mishandles the recording of the credentials of a process that wants to creKEV77This week
- CVE-2013-6282The (1) get_user and (2) put_user API functions in the Linux kernel before 3.5.5 on the v6k and v7 ARM platforms do not validate certain addKEV77This week
- CVE-2013-2094The perf_swevent_init function in kernel/events/core.c in the Linux kernel before 3.8.9 uses an incorrect integer data type, which allows loKEV77This week
Remediation
Which version to upgrade to
Fix versions compiled from the vendor, package registries and Microsoft. Verify the vendor's note before upgrading.
| Product / package | Fixed version | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Linux Linux | 42d08e97b196479f593499e887a9ab81446a34b9 | Vendor (CNA) |
| Linux Linux | 46b9e29db2012a4d2a40a26101862e002ccf387b | Vendor (CNA) |
| Linux Linux | 69f054d6642c8f6173724ce17e7ee3ff66b8f682 | Vendor (CNA) |
| Linux Linux | d5e568c3a4ec2ddd23e7dc5ad5b0c64e4f22981a | Vendor (CNA) |
| Linux Linux | eed897a22230e3231a740eddd7d6d95ba476625f | Vendor (CNA) |
| debian:linux | 5.15.15-1 · Debian:12 | Package registry (OSV) |
| suse:kernel-64kb | 5.3.18-150300.59.167.1 · SUSE:Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP3-LTSS | Package registry (OSV) |
| suse:kernel-default | 5.3.18-150300.59.167.1 · SUSE:Linux Enterprise Live Patching 15 SP3 | Package registry (OSV) |
| suse:kernel-default-base | 5.3.18-150300.59.167.1.150300.18.98.1 · SUSE:Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP3-LTSS | Package registry (OSV) |
| suse:kernel-docs | 5.3.18-150300.59.167.1 · SUSE:Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP3-LTSS | Package registry (OSV) |
| suse:kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP3_Update_46 | 1-150300.7.3.1 · SUSE:Linux Enterprise Live Patching 15 SP3 | Package registry (OSV) |
| suse:kernel-obs-build | 5.3.18-150300.59.167.1 · SUSE:Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP3-LTSS | Package registry (OSV) |
| suse:kernel-preempt | 5.3.18-150300.59.167.1 · SUSE:Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP3-LTSS | Package registry (OSV) |
| suse:kernel-rt | 5.3.18-150300.175.1 · SUSE:Linux Enterprise Micro 5.1 | Package registry (OSV) |
| suse:kernel-source | 5.3.18-150300.59.167.1 · SUSE:Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP3-LTSS | Package registry (OSV) |
| suse:kernel-source-rt | 5.3.18-150300.175.1 · SUSE:Linux Enterprise Micro 5.1 | Package registry (OSV) |
| suse:kernel-syms | 5.3.18-150300.59.167.1 · SUSE:Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP3-LTSS | Package registry (OSV) |
| suse:kernel-zfcpdump | 5.3.18-150300.59.167.1 · SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP3-LTSS | Package registry (OSV) |
Exploit status
No known public exploit
No public exploit has been observed yet. That doesn't mean you're safe, only that the bar is a little higher.
Research context
For pentesters and researchers: attack profile, score disagreement, timeline, patch commits, credits, variant and chain candidates, bug bounty scope. All derived from existing data; no exploit code.
Timeline
From publication to today: proof of concept, Metasploit module, CISA KEV and fix record. Dates are as reported by the sources.
No dated events beyond publication.
FIRST EPSS daily score; only changes of 0.01 or more are recorded (step chart).
Patch and commit links
Commit, PR and diff links among the references. A starting point for patch-diffing and variant hunting; fixes, not exploits.
No commit or PR link among the references.
Credits
All researchersFinders, reporters and analysts named in the CNA record. Click a name for that researcher’s other records.
No credits in the CNA record.
Variant candidates
Same product, same weakness class, within 18 months. If the patch missed the root cause, the sibling bug is here.
- CVE-2024-46844100 days apartum: line: always fill *error_out in setup_one_line()31Monitor
- CVE-2024-50088131 days apartbtrfs: fix uninitialized pointer free in add_inode_ref()31Monitor
- CVE-2024-57943216 days apartexfat: fix the new buffer was not zeroed before writing31Monitor
- CVE-2024-2679976 days apartASoC: qcom: Fix uninitialized pointer dmactl28Monitor
- CVE-2024-3696611 days aparterofs: reliably distinguish block based and fscache mode22Monitor
- CVE-2024-4227559 days apartdrm/client: Fix error code in drm_client_buffer_vmap_local()22Monitor
Chain candidates
An authentication bypass and a privilege-requiring bug in the same product, published close together: combined they may become an unauthenticated path.
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Bug bounty scope
No known public program.
Source: bounty-targets-data (public HackerOne, Bugcrowd, Intigriti, YesWeHack listings).
Technical details
Attack conditions
- Someone with local access to the system can trigger it.
- A low-privileged account is enough.
- No user action is required.
- No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.
If successful
- Confidentiality
- none
- Integrity
- none
- Availability
- high · the service can be disrupted
- Attack vector
- Local
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality impact
- None
- Integrity impact
- None
- Availability impact
- High
Weakness class (CWE)
CWE-824 · Access of Uninitialized PointerCVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
nvd-primary
Attack context
MITRE CAPEC attack patterns and ATT&CK techniques for this weakness class (CWE). A starting point for detection rules and threat hunting.
MITRE has no CAPEC/ATT&CK mapping for this CWE.
Change log
- Fix✗ → ✓
For records you follow, these changes also arrive as notifications. →
References
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/42d08e97b196479f593499e887a9ab81446a34b9
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/46b9e29db2012a4d2a40a26101862e002ccf387b
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/69f054d6642c8f6173724ce17e7ee3ff66b8f682
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/d5e568c3a4ec2ddd23e7dc5ad5b0c64e4f22981a
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/eed897a22230e3231a740eddd7d6d95ba476625f
Vendor advisories and official records. Exploit/PoC links are deliberately left out.