VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2024-27052
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: wifi: rtl8xxxu: add cancel_work_sync() for c2hcmd_work The workqueue might still be running, when the driver is stopped.
HIGH 7.8EPSS 0.30%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.30%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: wifi: rtl8xxxu: add cancel_work_sync() for c2hcmd_work The workqueue might still be running, when the driver is stopped. To avoid a use-after-free, call cancel_work_sync() in rtl8xxxu_stop().
- CVSS 3.1
- 7.8 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 0.30% probability · 23th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-416
- Affected
- linux/linux kernel · debian/debian linux
- Source
- 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1213acb478a7181cd73eeaf00db430f1e45b1361Patch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/156012667b85ca7305cb363790d3ae8519a6f41ePatch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3518cea837de4d106efa84ddac18a07b6de1384ePatch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/58fe3bbddfec10c6b216096d8c0e517cd8463e3aPatch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7059cdb69f8e1a2707dd1e2f363348b507ed7707Patch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ac512507ac89c01ed6cd4ca53032f52cdb23ea59Patch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/dddedfa3b29a63c2ca4336663806a6128b8545b4Patch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1213acb478a7181cd73eeaf00db430f1e45b1361Patch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/156012667b85ca7305cb363790d3ae8519a6f41ePatch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3518cea837de4d106efa84ddac18a07b6de1384ePatch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/58fe3bbddfec10c6b216096d8c0e517cd8463e3aPatch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7059cdb69f8e1a2707dd1e2f363348b507ed7707Patch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ac512507ac89c01ed6cd4ca53032f52cdb23ea59Patch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/dddedfa3b29a63c2ca4336663806a6128b8545b4Patch
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/06/msg00017.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-265688.html
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.