CVE-2024-57997

MEDIUM

Linux Kernel 5.18-6.1.128 6.2-6.6.75 6.7-6.12.12 6.13.0-6.13.1 - Use of Uninitialized Resource in wcn36xx Channel Survey

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: wifi: wcn36xx: fix channel survey memory allocation size KASAN reported a memory allocation issue in wcn->chan_survey due to incorrect size calculation. This commit uses kcalloc to allocate memory for wcn->chan_survey, ensuring proper initialization and preventing the use of uninitialized values when there are no frames on the channel.

Scores

CVSS v3 5.5
EPSS 0.0020
EPSS Percentile 10.3%
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-908
Status published
Products (17)
linux/Kernel 5.18.0 - 6.1.129linux
linux/Kernel 6.13.0 - 6.13.2linux
linux/Kernel 6.2.0 - 6.6.76linux
linux/Kernel 6.7.0 - 6.12.13linux
Linux/Linux < 5.18
Linux/Linux 29696e0aa413b9d56558731aae3806d7cff48d36 - 34cd2817708aec51ef1a6c007e0d6d5342a025d7
Linux/Linux 29696e0aa413b9d56558731aae3806d7cff48d36 - 6200d947f050efdba4090dfefd8a01981363d954
Linux/Linux 29696e0aa413b9d56558731aae3806d7cff48d36 - 64c4dcaeac1dc1030e47883b04a617ca9a4f164e
Linux/Linux 29696e0aa413b9d56558731aae3806d7cff48d36 - ae68efdff7a7a42ab251cac79d8713de6f0dbaa0
Linux/Linux 29696e0aa413b9d56558731aae3806d7cff48d36 - e95f9c408ff8311f75eeabc8acf34a66670d8815
... and 7 more
Published Feb 27, 2025
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026