CVE-2024-42225
wifi: mt76: replace skb_put with skb_put_zero
Severity Score
Exploit Likelihood
Affected Versions
Public Exploits
0Exploited in Wild
-Decision
Descriptions
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: wifi: mt76: replace skb_put with skb_put_zero Avoid potentially reusing uninitialized data
A potential flaw was found in the Linux kernel’s MediaTek WiFi, where it was reusing uninitialized data. This flaw allows a local user to gain unauthorized access to some data potentially.
Ziming Zhang discovered that the DRM driver for VMware Virtual GPU did not properly handle certain error conditions, leading to a NULL pointer dereference. A local attacker could possibly trigger this vulnerability to cause a denial of service. Gui-Dong Han discovered that the software RAID driver in the Linux kernel contained a race condition, leading to an integer overflow vulnerability. A privileged attacker could possibly use this to cause a denial of service.
CVSS Scores
SSVC
- Decision:Track
Timeline
- 2024-07-30 CVE Reserved
- 2024-07-30 CVE Published
- 2025-04-25 EPSS Updated
- 2025-05-04 CVE Updated
- ---------- Exploited in Wild
- ---------- KEV Due Date
- ---------- First Exploit
CWE
- CWE-457: Use of Uninitialized Variable
CAPEC
References (8)
| URL | Tag | Source |
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| https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7bc04215a66b60e198aecaee8418f6d79fa19faa | Vuln. Introduced |
| URL | Date | SRC |
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| URL | Date | SRC |
|---|---|---|
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-42225 | 2024-09-24 | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2301543 | 2024-09-24 |
Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions
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| Vendor | Product | Version | Other | Status | <-- --> | Vendor | Product | Version | Other | Status |
| Linux Search vendor "Linux" | Linux Kernel Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel" | >= 4.16 < 5.15.163 Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel" and version " >= 4.16 < 5.15.163" | en |
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| Linux Search vendor "Linux" | Linux Kernel Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel" | >= 4.16 < 6.1.98 Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel" and version " >= 4.16 < 6.1.98" | en |
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| Linux Search vendor "Linux" | Linux Kernel Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel" | >= 4.16 < 6.6.39 Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel" and version " >= 4.16 < 6.6.39" | en |
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| Linux Search vendor "Linux" | Linux Kernel Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel" | >= 4.16 < 6.9.9 Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel" and version " >= 4.16 < 6.9.9" | en |
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| Linux Search vendor "Linux" | Linux Kernel Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel" | >= 4.16 < 6.10 Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel" and version " >= 4.16 < 6.10" | en |
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