CVE-2024-48873

MEDIUM

Linux Kernel 6.4-6.6.65, 6.7-6.12.4, 6.13 - NULL Pointer Dereference in rtw89 WiFi Driver

Title source: llm

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: wifi: rtw89: check return value of ieee80211_probereq_get() for RNR The return value of ieee80211_probereq_get() might be NULL, so check it before using to avoid NULL pointer access. Addresses-Coverity-ID: 1529805 ("Dereference null return value")

References (3)

Core 3

Core References

Patch

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1a0f54cb3fea5d087440b2bae03202c445156a8d

Patch

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7296e5611adb2c619bd7bd3817ddde7ba865ef17

Patch

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/630d5d8f2bf6b340202b6bc2c05d794bbd8e4c1c

Scores

CVSS v3 5.5

EPSS 0.0021

EPSS Percentile 11.2%

Attack Vector LOCAL

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

CISA SSVC

Vulnrichment

Exploitation none

Automatable no

Technical Impact partial

Details

CWE

CWE-476

Status published

Products (11)

linux/Kernel 6.4.0 - 6.6.66linux

linux/Kernel 6.7.0 - 6.12.5linux

Linux/Linux < 6.4

Linux/Linux 6.12.5 - 6.12.*

Linux/Linux 6.13

Linux/Linux 6.4

Linux/Linux 6.6.66 - 6.6.*

Linux/Linux c6aa9a9c47252ac7b07ed6d10459027e2f2a2de0 - 1a0f54cb3fea5d087440b2bae03202c445156a8d

Linux/Linux c6aa9a9c47252ac7b07ed6d10459027e2f2a2de0 - 630d5d8f2bf6b340202b6bc2c05d794bbd8e4c1c

Linux/Linux c6aa9a9c47252ac7b07ed6d10459027e2f2a2de0 - 7296e5611adb2c619bd7bd3817ddde7ba865ef17

... and 1 more

Published Jan 11, 2025

Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026