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CVE-2024-56663: wifi: nl80211: fix NL80211_ATTR_MLO_LINK_ID off-by-one

Noroxi assessment

Priority: Monitor (action score 28/100)

  • 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: 0.22% (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 29e640ae641b9f5ffc666049426d2b16c98d9963, 2e3dbf938656986cce73ac4083500d0bcfbffe24, 5.20; azl3 kernel 6.6.64.2-9 on Azure Linux 3.0 6.6.76.1-1; azl3 kernel 6.6.76.1-1 on Azure Linux 3.0 6.6.76.1-1.

Low priority for now. Upgrade to Linux Linux 29e640ae641b9f5ffc666049426d2b16c98d9963, 2e3dbf938656986cce73ac4083500d0bcfbffe24, 5.20; azl3 kernel 6.6.64.2-9 on Azure Linux 3.0 6.6.76.1-1; azl3 kernel 6.6.76.1-1 on Azure Linux 3.0 6.6.76.1-1 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: nl80211: fix NL80211_ATTR_MLO_LINK_ID off-by-one Since the netlink attribute range validation provides inclusive checking, the *max* of attribute NL80211_ATTR_MLO_LINK_ID should be IEEE80211_MLD_MAX_NUM_LINKS - 1 otherwise causing an off-by-one. One crash stack for demonstration: ================================================================== BUG: KASAN: wild-memory-access in ieee80211_tx_control_port+0x3b6/0xca0 net/mac80211/tx.c:5939 Read of size 6 at addr 001102080000000c by task fuzzer.386/9508 CPU: 1 PID: 9508 Comm: syz.1.386 Not tainted 6.1.70 #2 Call Trace: <TASK> __dump_stack lib/dump_stack.c:88 [inline] dump_stack_lvl+0x177/0x231 lib/dump_stack.c:106 print_report+0xe0/0x750 mm/kasan/report.c:398 kasan_report+0x139/0x170 mm/kasan/report.c:495 kasan_check_range+0x287/0x290 mm/kasan/generic.c:189 memcpy+0x25/0x60 mm/kasan/shadow.c:65 ieee80211_tx_control_port+0x3b6/0xca0 net/mac80211/tx.c:5939 rdev_tx_control_port net/wireless/rdev-ops.h:761 [inline] nl80211_tx_control_port+0x7b3/0xc40 net/wireless/nl80211.c:15453 genl_family_rcv_msg_doit+0x22e/0x320 net/netlink/genetlink.c:756 genl_family_rcv_msg net/netlink/genetlink.c:833 [inline] genl_rcv_msg+0x539/0x740 net/netlink/genetlink.c:850 netlink_rcv_skb+0x1de/0x420 net/netlink/af_netlink.c:2508 genl_rcv+0x24/0x40 net/netlink/genetlink.c:861 netlink_unicast_kernel net/netlink/af_netlink.c:1326 [inline] netlink_unicast+0x74b/0x8c0 net/netlink/af_netlink.c:1352 netlink_sendmsg+0x882/0xb90 net/netlink/af_netlink.c:1874 sock_sendmsg_nosec net/socket.c:716 [inline] __sock_sendmsg net/socket.c:728 [inline] ____sys_sendmsg+0x5cc/0x8f0 net/socket.c:2499 ___sys_sendmsg+0x21c/0x290 net/socket.c:2553 __sys_sendmsg net/socket.c:2582 [inline] __do_sys_sendmsg net/socket.c:2591 [inline] __se_sys_sendmsg+0x19e/0x270 net/socket.c:2589 do_syscall_x64 arch/x86/entry/common.c:51 [inline] do_syscall_64+0x45/0x90 arch/x86/entry/common.c:81 entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x63/0xcd Update the policy to ensure correct validation.

HighCVSS 7.1 · v3.1—No exploit Fix available
Published
Dec 27, 2024
Updated
Aug 5, 2026
EPSS
0.2% · 13th percentile

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Action score

28

Monitor

Low priority for now.

CVSS
28 / 40 · 7.1 / 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
7.1
CNA · Linux
7.8
0.7 point gap

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

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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 kernel5.19.2 and later · before 5.20
  • linux linux kernel6.0 and later · before 6.1.121
  • linux linux kernel6.2 and later · before 6.6.67
  • linux linux kernel6.7 and later · before 6.12.6
  • linux linux kernel6.13

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

    • 7a53ad13c09150076b7ddde96c2dfc5622c90b45, 6.0affected
    • 7b0a0e3c3a88260b6fcb017e49f198463aa62ed1 and later · before 29e640ae641b9f5ffc666049426d2b16c98d9963affected · git
    • 7b0a0e3c3a88260b6fcb017e49f198463aa62ed1 and later · before f3412522f78826fef1dfae40ef378a863df2591caffected · git
    • 7b0a0e3c3a88260b6fcb017e49f198463aa62ed1 and later · before f850d1d9f1106f528dfc5807565f2d1fa9a397d3affected · git
    • 7b0a0e3c3a88260b6fcb017e49f198463aa62ed1 and later · before 2e3dbf938656986cce73ac4083500d0bcfbffe24affected · git
    • 5.19.2 and later · before 5.20affected · semver
    • before 6.0not affected · semver
    • 6.1.121 and later · up to and including 6.1.*not affected · semver
    • 6.6.67 and later · up to and including 6.6.*not affected · semver
    • 6.12.6 and later · up to and including 6.12.*not affected · semver

Package-level exposure

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

EcosystemPackageAffected rangeFix
Debian:12linuxbefore 6.1.123-16.1.123-1
Debian:13linuxbefore 6.12.6-16.12.6-1

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-2024-56661Dec 27, 2024 · tipc: fix NULL deref in cleanup_bearer()
    22Monitor
  • ← EarlierCVE-2024-56662Dec 27, 2024 · acpi: nfit: vmalloc-out-of-bounds Read in acpi_nfit_ctl
    24Monitor
  • Later →CVE-2024-56665Dec 27, 2024 · bpf,perf: Fix invalid prog_array access in perf_event_detach_bpf_prog
    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 Linux29e640ae641b9f5ffc666049426d2b16c98d9963Vendor (CNA)
Linux Linux2e3dbf938656986cce73ac4083500d0bcfbffe24Vendor (CNA)
Linux Linux5.20Vendor (CNA)
Linux Linuxf3412522f78826fef1dfae40ef378a863df2591cVendor (CNA)
Linux Linuxf850d1d9f1106f528dfc5807565f2d1fa9a397d3Vendor (CNA)
azl3 kernel 6.6.64.2-9 on Azure Linux 3.06.6.76.1-1 · CBL-Mariner ReleasesMicrosoft (MSRC)
azl3 kernel 6.6.76.1-1 on Azure Linux 3.06.6.76.1-1 · CBL-Mariner ReleasesMicrosoft (MSRC)
debian:linux6.1.123-1 · Debian:12Package registry (OSV)

Exploit status

No known public exploit

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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

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No commit or PR link among the references.

Credits

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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-2023-38429529 days apartAn issue was discovered in the Linux kernel before 6.3.4.
    39Monitor
  • CVE-2024-5799061 days apartwifi: mt76: mt7925: fix off by one in mt7925_load_clc()
    31Monitor
  • CVE-2024-4768267 days apartscsi: sd: Fix off-by-one error in sd_read_block_characteristics()
    31Monitor
  • CVE-2024-4988067 days apartext4: fix off by one issue in alloc_flex_gd()
    31Monitor
  • CVE-2024-4685291 days apartdma-buf: heaps: Fix off-by-one in CMA heap fault handler
    31Monitor
  • CVE-2024-43852132 days aparthwmon: (ltc2991) re-order conditions to fix off by one bug
    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
high · data can be read
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
High
Integrity impact
None
Availability impact
High

Weakness class (CWE)

CWE-193 · Off-by-one Error

CVSS vector

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

nvd-primary

Attack context

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Change log

  1. Fix✗ → ✓

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References

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