CVE-2024-42225

wifi: mt76: replace skb_put with skb_put_zero

Severity Score

4.8

*CVSS v3.1

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

*KEV

Decision

Track

*SSVC

Descriptions

NVD
RedHat

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.

*Credits: N/A

CVSS Scores

Red Hatv3.1 4.8

Attack Vector

Adjacent

Attack Complexity

High

Privileges Required

Low

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

None

Availability

None

* Common Vulnerability Scoring System

SSVC

Decision:Track

Exploitation

None

Automatable

Tech. Impact

Partial

* Organization's Worst-case Scenario

Timeline

2024-07-30 CVE Reserved
2024-07-30 CVE Published
2024-07-31 EPSS Updated
2024-11-05 CVE Updated
---------- Exploited in Wild
---------- KEV Due Date
---------- First Exploit

CWE

CWE-457: Use of Uninitialized Variable

CAPEC

References (7)

URL	Tag	Source

URL	Date	SRC

URL	Date	SRC
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/dc7f14d00d0c4c21898f3504607f4a31079065a2	2024-07-18
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/22ea2a7f0b64d323625950414a4496520fb33657	2024-07-11
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ff6b26be13032c5fbd6b6a0b24358f8eaac4f3af	2024-07-11
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/64f86337ccfe77fe3be5a9356b0dabde23fbb074	2024-07-11
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7f819a2f4fbc510e088b49c79addcf1734503578	2024-05-02

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

Vendor		Product				Version		Other		Status
Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status	<-- -->	Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status
Linux Search vendor "Linux"		Linux Kernel Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel"				< 5.15.163 Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel" and version " < 5.15.163"		en		Affected
Linux Search vendor "Linux"		Linux Kernel Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel"				< 6.1.98 Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel" and version " < 6.1.98"		en		Affected
Linux Search vendor "Linux"		Linux Kernel Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel"				< 6.6.39 Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel" and version " < 6.6.39"		en		Affected
Linux Search vendor "Linux"		Linux Kernel Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel"				< 6.9.9 Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel" and version " < 6.9.9"		en		Affected
Linux Search vendor "Linux"		Linux Kernel Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel"				< 6.10 Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel" and version " < 6.10"		en		Affected