CVE-2024-53059 wifi: iwlwifi: mvm: Fix response handling in iwl_mvm_send_recovery_cmd()
A missing size validation and buffer free in the iwlwifi driver can lead to memory corruption, potentially causing denial of service or code execution.
- 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-2024-53059?
CVE-2024-53059 is a high-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Linux kernel, published on 19 Nov 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: iwlwifi: mvm: Fix response handling in iwl_mvm_send_recovery_cmd()
1. The size of the response packet is not validated. 2. The response buffer is not freed.
Resolve these issues by switching to iwl_mvm_send_cmd_status(), which handles both size validation and frees the buffer.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-53059?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Linux kernel.
How do I fix CVE-2024-53059?
Apply the vendor's patch.
Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.
Is CVE-2024-53059 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-53059 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Linux kernel
Sources
Also known as AZL-53972, AZL-53986, BELL-CVE-2024-53059, DEBIAN-CVE-2024-53059, GHSA-j2fh-p4jc-3h97, UBUNTU-CVE-2024-53059.