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CVE-2024-40911· NVD / CVE Program· CNA Linux

wifi: cfg80211: Lock wiphy in cfg80211_get_station

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: wifi: cfg80211: Lock wiphy in cfg80211_get_station Wiphy should be locked before calling rdev_get_station() (see lockdep assert in ieee80211_get_station()). This fixes the following kernel NULL dereference: Unable to handle kernel NULL pointer dereference at virtual address 0000000000000050 Mem abort info: ESR = 0x0000000096000006 EC = 0x25: DABT (current EL), IL = 32 bits SET = 0, FnV = 0 EA = 0, S1PTW = 0 FSC = 0x06: level 2 translation fault Data abort info: ISV = 0, ISS = 0x00000006 CM = 0, WnR = 0 user pgtable: 4k pages, 48-bit VAs, pgdp=0000000003001000 [0000000000000050] pgd=0800000002dca003, p4d=0800000002dca003, pud=08000000028e9003, pmd=0000000000000000 Internal error: Oops: 0000000096000006 [#1] SMP Modules linked in: netconsole dwc3_meson_g12a dwc3_of_simple dwc3 ip_gre gre ath10k_pci ath10k_core ath9k ath9k_common ath9k_hw ath CPU: 0 PID: 1091 Comm: kworker/u8:0 Not tainted 6.4.0-02144-g565f9a3a7911-dirty #705 Hardware name: RPT (r1) (DT) Workqueue: bat_events batadv_v_elp_throughput_metric_update pstate: 60000005 (nZCv daif -PAN -UAO -TCO -DIT -SSBS BTYPE=--) pc : ath10k_sta_statistics+0x10/0x2dc [ath10k_core] lr : sta_set_sinfo+0xcc/0xbd4 sp : ffff000007b43ad0 x29: ffff000007b43ad0 x28: ffff0000071fa900 x27: ffff00000294ca98 x26: ffff000006830880 x25: ffff000006830880 x24: ffff00000294c000 x23: 0000000000000001 x22: ffff000007b43c90 x21: ffff800008898acc x20: ffff00000294c6e8 x19: ffff000007b43c90 x18: 0000000000000000 x17: 445946354d552d78 x16: 62661f7200000000 x15: 57464f445946354d x14: 0000000000000000 x13: 00000000000000e3 x12: d5f0acbcebea978e x11: 00000000000000e3 x10: 000000010048fe41 x9 : 0000000000000000 x8 : ffff000007b43d90 x7 : 000000007a1e2125 x6 : 0000000000000000 x5 : ffff0000024e0900 x4 : ffff800000a0250c x3 : ffff000007b43c90 x2 : ffff00000294ca98 x1 : ffff000006831920 x0 : 0000000000000000 Call trace: ath10k_sta_statistics+0x10/0x2dc [ath10k_core] sta_set_sinfo+0xcc/0xbd4 ieee80211_get_station+0x2c/0x44 cfg80211_get_station+0x80/0x154 batadv_v_elp_get_throughput+0x138/0x1fc batadv_v_elp_throughput_metric_update+0x1c/0xa4 process_one_work+0x1ec/0x414 worker_thread+0x70/0x46c kthread+0xdc/0xe0 ret_from_fork+0x10/0x20 Code: a9bb7bfd 910003fd a90153f3 f9411c40 (f9402814) This happens because STA has time to disconnect and reconnect before batadv_v_elp_throughput_metric_update() delayed work gets scheduled. In this situation, ath10k_sta_state() can be in the middle of resetting arsta data when the work queue get chance to be scheduled and ends up accessing it. Locking wiphy prevents that.

MediumCVSS 5.5 · v3.1—No exploit Fix available
Published
Jul 12, 2024
Updated
Aug 5, 2026
EPSS
0.4% · 33th percentile
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CVSS
22 / 40 · 5.5 / 10
CISA KEV
0 / 30 · Not listed
EPSS
0 / 30 · 0.4%

CISA SSVC decision

Exploitation
none
Automatable
no
Technical impact
partial

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CNA vs NVD score

NVD
5.5
CNA · Linux
8.8
3.3 point gap

CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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Affected systems

VendorProduct
linuxlinux kernel

Affected versions

NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.

  • linux linux kernel3.16 and later · before 5.15.162
  • linux linux kernel5.16 and later · before 6.1.95
  • linux linux kernel6.2 and later · before 6.6.35
  • linux linux kernel6.7 and later · before 6.9.6
  • linux linux kernel6.10

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

    • 3.16affected
    • 7406353d43c8e2faf478721e87aeb6f2f9685de0 and later · before dfd84ce41663be9ca3f69bd657c45f49b69344d9affected · git
    • 7406353d43c8e2faf478721e87aeb6f2f9685de0 and later · before 6d540b0317901535275020bd4ac44fac6439ca76affected · git
    • 7406353d43c8e2faf478721e87aeb6f2f9685de0 and later · before 0ccc63958d8373e15a69f4f8069f3e78f7f3898aaffected · git
    • 7406353d43c8e2faf478721e87aeb6f2f9685de0 and later · before 43e1eefb0b2094e2281150d87d09e8bc872b9fbaaffected · git
    • 7406353d43c8e2faf478721e87aeb6f2f9685de0 and later · before 642f89daa34567d02f312d03e41523a894906daeaffected · git
    • before 3.16not affected · semver
    • 5.15.162 and later · up to and including 5.15.*not affected · semver
    • 6.1.95 and later · up to and including 6.1.*not affected · semver
    • 6.6.35 and later · up to and including 6.6.*not affected · semver

Package-level exposure

OSV and GitHub Advisory data: ecosystem, package and range. SBOM matching uses this table.

EcosystemPackageAffected rangeFix
Debian:12linuxbefore 6.1.99-16.1.99-1
Debian:13linuxbefore 6.9.7-16.9.7-1

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Remediation

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Product / packageFixed versionSource
Linux Linux0ccc63958d8373e15a69f4f8069f3e78f7f3898aVendor (CNA)
Linux Linux43e1eefb0b2094e2281150d87d09e8bc872b9fbaVendor (CNA)
Linux Linux642f89daa34567d02f312d03e41523a894906daeVendor (CNA)
Linux Linux6d540b0317901535275020bd4ac44fac6439ca76Vendor (CNA)
Linux Linuxdfd84ce41663be9ca3f69bd657c45f49b69344d9Vendor (CNA)
debian:linux6.1.99-1 · Debian:12Package registry (OSV)

Exploit status

No known public exploit

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Timeline

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EPSS, last 120 days

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Variant candidates

Same product, same weakness class, within 18 months. If the patch missed the root cause, the sibling bug is here.

No nightly-computed relations.

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.

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National notice (Türkiye Cybersecurity Directorate / USOM)

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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-476 · NULL Pointer Dereference

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

nvd-primary

Attack context

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Change log

  1. Fix✗ → ✓

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References

Vendor advisories and official records. Exploit/PoC links are deliberately left out.

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