wifi: wcn36xx: fix channel survey memory allocation size
Priority LOW 38CWE-908Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Adjacent network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
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.
Why it matters now
Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.0033 26th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed Linux (Linux): 6.1.129, 6.6.76, 6.12.13 +2
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Linux | Linux | 5.18 and later | 6.1.129, 6.6.76, 6.12.13, 6.13.2, 6.14 | Patch available | CNA |
- Linux VendorLinux Affected 5.18 and later Fixed in 6.1.129, 6.6.76, 6.12.13, 6.13.2, 6.14 Patch available CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.18 to before 6.1.129; 6.2 to before 6.6.76; 6.7 to before 6.12.13; 6.13 to before 6.13.2 | Vulnerable | Linux |
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.18 to before 6.1.129; 6.2 to before 6.6.76; 6.7 to before 6.12.13; 6.13 to before 6.13.2 Vulnerable ·Linux
Remediation
- Fix · CNA Linux (Linux) Fixed in 6.1.129, 6.6.76, 6.12.13, 6.13.2, 6.14
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Moderate. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
Not affected: 5 products
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2024-57997
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-cq3j-mpfm-r8ww
References
Patch 5
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ae68efdff7a7a42ab251cac79d8713de6f0dbaa0
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e95f9c408ff8311f75eeabc8acf34a66670d8815
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/64c4dcaeac1dc1030e47883b04a617ca9a4f164e
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/34cd2817708aec51ef1a6c007e0d6d5342a025d7
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6200d947f050efdba4090dfefd8a01981363d954
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Sources
- CVE-2024-57997 · CVE Program
- CVE-2024-57997 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-cq3j-mpfm-r8ww · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2024-57997 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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