CVE-2024-57989

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: wifi: mt76: mt7925: fix NULL deref check in mt7925_change_vif_links In mt7925_change_vif_links() devm_kzalloc() may return NULL but this returned value is not checked.

CVSS v3 5.5 MEDIUM

5.5^/10

CVSS v3 : MEDIUM

Vector :

Exploitability : 1.8 / Impact : 3.6

Attack Vector LOCAL

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required LOW

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact NONE

Integrity Impact NONE

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2f709fe755c16b811ba7339ae4c3ee2c72323d3d	Mailing List Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5872530c2862700070223a2c2ea85642bf2f8875	Mailing List Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5cd0bd815c8a48862a296df9b30e0ea0da14acd3	Mailing List Patch

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

OR	cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel::::::::
	cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel::::::::

History

01 Oct 2025, 20:18

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
References	~~() https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2f709fe755c16b811ba7339ae4c3ee2c72323d3d -~~	() https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2f709fe755c16b811ba7339ae4c3ee2c72323d3d - Mailing List, Patch
References	~~() https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5872530c2862700070223a2c2ea85642bf2f8875 -~~	() https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5872530c2862700070223a2c2ea85642bf2f8875 - Mailing List, Patch
References	~~() https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5cd0bd815c8a48862a296df9b30e0ea0da14acd3 -~~	() https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5cd0bd815c8a48862a296df9b30e0ea0da14acd3 - Mailing List, Patch
CVSS	v2 : ~~unknown~~ v3 : ~~unknown~~	v2 : unknown v3 : 5.5
CPE		cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel::::::::
Summary		(es) En el kernel de Linux, se ha resuelto la siguiente vulnerabilidad: wifi: mt76: mt7925: se corrige la comprobación de deref NULL en mt7925_change_vif_links. En mt7925_change_vif_links(), devm_kzalloc() puede devolver NULL, pero este valor devuelto no se comprueba.
CWE		CWE-476
First Time		Linux linux Kernel Linux

27 Feb 2025, 02:15

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
New CVE

Information

Published : 2025-02-27 02:15

Updated : 2025-10-01 20:18

NVD link : CVE-2024-57989

Mitre link : CVE-2024-57989

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2024-57989

JSON object : View

Products Affected

linux

linux_kernel

CWE

CWE-476

NULL Pointer Dereference

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