CVE-2024-38609 wifi: mt76: connac: check for null before dereferencing
A null pointer dereference in the mt76 WiFi driver can cause a kernel crash, leading to denial of service.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2024-38609?
CVE-2024-38609 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Linux kernel, published on 19 Jun 2024. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
wifi: mt76: connac: check for null before dereferencing
The wcid can be NULL. It should be checked for validity before dereferencing it to avoid crash.
Weakness: CWE-476
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-38609?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Linux kernel.
How do I fix CVE-2024-38609?
Apply the vendor's patch.
Is CVE-2024-38609 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-38609 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Linux kernel
Sources
Also known as BELL-CVE-2024-38609, GHSA-2vc3-4962-hqrf, UBUNTU-CVE-2024-38609.