CVE-2024-42225 wifi: mt76: replace skb_put with skb_put_zero
An attacker could read uninitialized memory from WiFi packets due to missing zero-initialization in the mt76 driver.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2024-42225?
CVE-2024-42225 is a high-severity vulnerability in Linux kernel, published on 30 Jul 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: replace skb_put with skb_put_zero
Avoid potentially reusing uninitialized data
Weakness: CWE-908
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-42225?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Linux kernel.
How do I fix CVE-2024-42225?
Apply the vendor's patch.
Is CVE-2024-42225 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-42225 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Linux kernel
Sources
Also known as AZL-47056, AZL-47189, BELL-CVE-2024-42225, DEBIAN-CVE-2024-42225, GHSA-27rx-w643-mrjg, ROOT-OS-DEBIAN-11-CVE-2024-42225 and 1 more.