CVE-2024-57997
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.
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.33%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
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.
- CVSS 3.1
- 5.5 MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- EPSS
- 0.33% probability · 26th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-908
- Affected
- linux/linux kernel
- Source
- 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/34cd2817708aec51ef1a6c007e0d6d5342a025d7Patch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6200d947f050efdba4090dfefd8a01981363d954Patch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/64c4dcaeac1dc1030e47883b04a617ca9a4f164ePatch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ae68efdff7a7a42ab251cac79d8713de6f0dbaa0Patch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e95f9c408ff8311f75eeabc8acf34a66670d8815Patch
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/03/msg00028.html
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.