CVE-2024-47718

HIGH

Linux Kernel 5.6-6.11.1 - Use-After-Free in rtw_wait_firmware_completion

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: wifi: rtw88: always wait for both firmware loading attempts In 'rtw_wait_firmware_completion()', always wait for both (regular and wowlan) firmware loading attempts. Otherwise if 'rtw_usb_intf_init()' has failed in 'rtw_usb_probe()', 'rtw_usb_disconnect()' may issue 'ieee80211_free_hw()' when one of 'rtw_load_firmware_cb()' (usually the wowlan one) is still in progress, causing UAF detected by KASAN.

References (11)

Core 11
Core References

Scores

CVSS v3 7.8
EPSS 0.0025
EPSS Percentile 15.7%
Attack Vector LOCAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CISA SSVC

Vulnrichment
Exploitation none
Automatable no
Technical Impact partial

Details

CWE
CWE-416
Status published
Products (23)
linux/Kernel 5.11.0 - 5.15.168linux
linux/Kernel 5.16.0 - 6.1.113linux
linux/Kernel 5.6.0 - 5.10.227linux
linux/Kernel 6.11.0 - 6.11.2linux
linux/Kernel 6.2.0 - 6.6.54linux
linux/Kernel 6.7.0 - 6.10.13linux
Linux/Linux < 5.6
Linux/Linux 5.10.227 - 5.10.*
Linux/Linux 5.15.168 - 5.15.*
Linux/Linux 5.6
... and 13 more
Published Oct 21, 2024
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026