wifi: cfg80211: handle 2x996 RU allocation in cfg80211_calculate_bitrate_he()
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: wifi: cfg80211: handle 2x996 RU allocation in cfg80211_calculate_bitrate_he() Currently NL80211_RATE_INFO_HE_RU_ALLOC_2x996 is not handled in cfg80211_calculate_bitrate_he(), leading to below warning: kernel: invalid HE MCS: bw:6, ru:6 kernel: WARNING: CPU: 0 PID: 2312 at net/wireless/util.c:1501 cfg80211_calculate_bitrate_he+0x22b/0x270 [cfg80211] Fix it by handling 2x996 RU allocation in the same way as 160 MHz bandwidth.
- Published
- Aug 20, 2024
- Updated
- Jun 17, 2026
- EPSS
- 0.2% · 12th percentile
- CWE
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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.
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| 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 kernel4.19 and later · before 4.19.320
- linux linux kernel4.20 and later · before 5.4.282
- linux linux kernel5.5 and later · before 5.10.224
- linux linux kernel5.11 and later · before 5.15.165
- linux linux kernel5.16 and later · before 6.1.103
- linux linux kernel6.2 and later · before 6.6.44
- linux linux kernel6.7 and later · before 6.10.3
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
- 4.19affected
- c4cbaf7973a794839af080f13748335976cf3f3f and later · before 45d20a1c54be4f3173862c7b950d4468447814c9affected · git
- c4cbaf7973a794839af080f13748335976cf3f3f and later · before b289ebb0516526cb4abae081b7ec29fd4fa1209daffected · git
- c4cbaf7973a794839af080f13748335976cf3f3f and later · before 2e201b3d162c6c49417c438ffb30b58c9f85769faffected · git
- c4cbaf7973a794839af080f13748335976cf3f3f and later · before 576c64622649f3ec07e97bac8fec8b8a2ef4d086affected · git
- c4cbaf7973a794839af080f13748335976cf3f3f and later · before 16ad67e73309db0c20cc2a651992bd01c05e6b27affected · git
- c4cbaf7973a794839af080f13748335976cf3f3f and later · before 67b5f1054197e4f5553047759c15c1d67d4c8142affected · git
- c4cbaf7973a794839af080f13748335976cf3f3f and later · before 19eaf4f2f5a981f55a265242ada2bf92b0c742ddaffected · git
- c4cbaf7973a794839af080f13748335976cf3f3f and later · before bcbd771cd5d68c0c52567556097d75f9fc4e7cd6affected · git
- before 4.19not 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 6.1.106-1 | 6.1.106-1 |
| Debian:13 | linux | before 6.10.3-1 | 6.10.3-1 |
Same product
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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 | 16ad67e73309db0c20cc2a651992bd01c05e6b27 | Vendor (CNA) |
| Linux Linux | 19eaf4f2f5a981f55a265242ada2bf92b0c742dd | Vendor (CNA) |
| Linux Linux | 2e201b3d162c6c49417c438ffb30b58c9f85769f | Vendor (CNA) |
| Linux Linux | 45d20a1c54be4f3173862c7b950d4468447814c9 | Vendor (CNA) |
| Linux Linux | 576c64622649f3ec07e97bac8fec8b8a2ef4d086 | Vendor (CNA) |
| Linux Linux | 67b5f1054197e4f5553047759c15c1d67d4c8142 | Vendor (CNA) |
| Linux Linux | b289ebb0516526cb4abae081b7ec29fd4fa1209d | Vendor (CNA) |
| Linux Linux | bcbd771cd5d68c0c52567556097d75f9fc4e7cd6 | Vendor (CNA) |
| debian:linux | 6.1.106-1 · Debian:12 | 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.
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.
Source: bounty-targets-data (public HackerOne, Bugcrowd, Intigriti, YesWeHack listings).
National notice (Türkiye Cybersecurity Directorate / USOM)
Official security notices citing this record; remediation advice is on the agency's page.
- TR-24-1309 · Aug 21, 2024(Linux Kernel Güvenlik Bildirimi)
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)
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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
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✗ → ✓
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References
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/16ad67e73309db0c20cc2a651992bd01c05e6b27
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/19eaf4f2f5a981f55a265242ada2bf92b0c742dd
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/2e201b3d162c6c49417c438ffb30b58c9f85769f
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/45d20a1c54be4f3173862c7b950d4468447814c9
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/576c64622649f3ec07e97bac8fec8b8a2ef4d086
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/67b5f1054197e4f5553047759c15c1d67d4c8142
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/b289ebb0516526cb4abae081b7ec29fd4fa1209d
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/bcbd771cd5d68c0c52567556097d75f9fc4e7cd6
- lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/10/msg00003.html
- lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/01/msg00001.html
- cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-265688.html
- cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-355557.html
Vendor advisories and official records. Exploit/PoC links are deliberately left out.