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CVE-2024-50237: wifi: mac80211: do not pass a stopped vif to the driver in .get_txpower

Noroxi assessment

Priority: Monitor (action score 22/100)

  • The sources we track (CISA KEV, Exploit-DB, Metasploit, Nuclei, GitHub) show no public exploit code or exploitation in the wild.
  • Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days: 0.27% (FIRST EPSS).
  • 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.
  • Fixed version: Linux Linux 393b6bc174b0dd21bb2a36c13b36e62fc3474a23, 3ccf525a73d48e814634847f6d4a6150c6f0dffc, 78b698fbf37208ee921ee4cedea75b5d33d6ea9f; azl3 kernel 6.6.57.1-7 on Azure Linux 3.0 6.6.64.2-1; azl3 kernel 6.6.64.2-1 on Azure Linux 3.0 6.6.64.2-1.
  • Severity is disputed: the assigning authority (CNA) scores it 7.8, NVD 5.5.

Low priority for now. Upgrade to Linux Linux 393b6bc174b0dd21bb2a36c13b36e62fc3474a23, 3ccf525a73d48e814634847f6d4a6150c6f0dffc, 78b698fbf37208ee921ee4cedea75b5d33d6ea9f; azl3 kernel 6.6.57.1-7 on Azure Linux 3.0 6.6.64.2-1; azl3 kernel 6.6.64.2-1 on Azure Linux 3.0 6.6.64.2-1 or later.

Generated automatically from the record's data: CVSS (NVD and CNA), CISA KEV and SSVC, FIRST EPSS, exploit sources, fixed versions. How we calculate it

Primary sources: NVD · CVE.org · FIRST EPSS

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: wifi: mac80211: do not pass a stopped vif to the driver in .get_txpower Avoid potentially crashing in the driver because of uninitialized private data

MediumCVSS 5.5 · v3.1—No exploit Fix available
Published
Nov 9, 2024
Updated
Aug 5, 2026
EPSS
0.2% · 19th percentile

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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.

CNA vs NVD score

NVD
5.5
CNA · Linux
7.8
2.3 point gap

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

The score given by the assigning authority versus NVD’s independent score. A gap means the severity is contested.

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Affected systems

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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 kernel3.19 and later · before 4.19.323
  • linux linux kernel4.20 and later · before 5.4.285
  • linux linux kernel5.5 and later · before 5.10.229
  • linux linux kernel5.11 and later · before 5.15.171
  • linux linux kernel5.16 and later · before 6.1.116
  • linux linux kernel6.2 and later · before 6.6.60
  • linux linux kernel6.7 and later · before 6.11.7
  • linux linux kernel6.12

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
    • 5b3dc42b1b0db0264bbbe4ae44c15ab97bfd1e93 and later · before b0b862aa3dbcd16b3c4715259a825f48ca540088affected · git
    • 5b3dc42b1b0db0264bbbe4ae44c15ab97bfd1e93 and later · before 78b698fbf37208ee921ee4cedea75b5d33d6ea9faffected · git
    • 5b3dc42b1b0db0264bbbe4ae44c15ab97bfd1e93 and later · before c21efba8b5a86537ccdf43f77536bad02f82776caffected · git
    • 5b3dc42b1b0db0264bbbe4ae44c15ab97bfd1e93 and later · before b2bcbe5450b20641f512d6b26c6b256a5a4f847faffected · git
    • 5b3dc42b1b0db0264bbbe4ae44c15ab97bfd1e93 and later · before 8f6cd4d5bb7406656835a90e4f1a2192607f0c21affected · git
    • 5b3dc42b1b0db0264bbbe4ae44c15ab97bfd1e93 and later · before ee35c423042c9e04079fdee3db545135d609d6eaaffected · git
    • 5b3dc42b1b0db0264bbbe4ae44c15ab97bfd1e93 and later · before 3ccf525a73d48e814634847f6d4a6150c6f0dffcaffected · git
    • 5b3dc42b1b0db0264bbbe4ae44c15ab97bfd1e93 and later · before 393b6bc174b0dd21bb2a36c13b36e62fc3474a23affected · git
    • before 3.19not affected · semver

Package-level exposure

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

EcosystemPackageAffected rangeFix
Debian:12linuxbefore 6.1.119-16.1.119-1
Debian:13linuxbefore 6.11.7-16.11.7-1

Same product

linux: all records

Other highest-scoring records for the same primary product.

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  • CVE-2022-0847A flaw was found in the way the "flags" member of the new pipe buffer structure was lacking proper initialization in copy_page_to_iter_pipe KEV
    89Now
  • CVE-2021-22555Heap Out-Of-Bounds Write in Netfilter IP6T_SO_SET_REPLACEKEV
    85Now

Published before and after this one in the same product

  • ← EarlierCVE-2024-50235Nov 9, 2024 · wifi: cfg80211: clear wdev->cqm_config pointer on free
    31Monitor
  • ← EarlierCVE-2024-50236Nov 9, 2024 · wifi: ath10k: Fix memory leak in management tx
    22Monitor
  • Later →CVE-2024-50238Nov 9, 2024 · phy: qcom: qmp-usbc: fix NULL-deref on runtime suspend
    22Monitor

Remediation

Which version to upgrade to

Fix versions compiled from the vendor, package registries and Microsoft. Verify the vendor's note before upgrading.

Product / packageFixed versionSource
Linux Linux393b6bc174b0dd21bb2a36c13b36e62fc3474a23Vendor (CNA)
Linux Linux3ccf525a73d48e814634847f6d4a6150c6f0dffcVendor (CNA)
Linux Linux78b698fbf37208ee921ee4cedea75b5d33d6ea9fVendor (CNA)
Linux Linux8f6cd4d5bb7406656835a90e4f1a2192607f0c21Vendor (CNA)
Linux Linuxb0b862aa3dbcd16b3c4715259a825f48ca540088Vendor (CNA)
Linux Linuxb2bcbe5450b20641f512d6b26c6b256a5a4f847fVendor (CNA)
Linux Linuxc21efba8b5a86537ccdf43f77536bad02f82776cVendor (CNA)
Linux Linuxee35c423042c9e04079fdee3db545135d609d6eaVendor (CNA)
azl3 kernel 6.6.57.1-7 on Azure Linux 3.06.6.64.2-1 · CBL-Mariner ReleasesMicrosoft (MSRC)
azl3 kernel 6.6.64.2-1 on Azure Linux 3.06.6.64.2-1 · CBL-Mariner ReleasesMicrosoft (MSRC)
cbl2 kernel 5.15.167.1-2 on CBL Mariner 2.05.15.173.1-1 · CBL-Mariner ReleasesMicrosoft (MSRC)
cbl2 kernel 5.15.167.1-2 on CBL-Mariner 2.05.15.173.1-1 · CBL-Mariner ReleasesMicrosoft (MSRC)
cbl2 kernel 5.15.173.1-1 on CBL Mariner 2.05.15.173.1-1 · CBL-Mariner ReleasesMicrosoft (MSRC)
debian:linux6.1.119-1 · Debian:12Package 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.

No history yet (it accumulates with the daily EPSS job).

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 researchers

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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-2024-5030210 days apartHID: core: zero-initialize the report bufferKEV
    52Plan
  • CVE-2024-4768519 days apartnetfilter: nf_reject_ipv6: fix nf_reject_ip6_tcphdr_put()
    36Monitor
  • CVE-2024-501432 days apartudf: fix uninit-value use in udf_get_fileshortad
    31Monitor
  • CVE-2024-36898163 days apartgpiolib: cdev: fix uninitialised kfifo
    31Monitor
  • CVE-2021-47553169 days apartsched/scs: Reset task stack state in bringup_cpu()
    31Monitor
  • CVE-2024-27022192 days apartfork: defer linking file vma until vma is fully initialized
    31Monitor

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-908 · Use of Uninitialized Resource

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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MITRE has no CAPEC/ATT&CK mapping for this CWE.

Change log

  1. Fix✗ → ✓

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References

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

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