CVE-2024-56536 wifi: cw1200: Fix potential NULL dereference
A NULL pointer dereference in the cw1200 Wi-Fi driver can cause a system crash, requiring a kernel patch to prevent 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-2024-56536?
CVE-2024-56536 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Linux kernel, published on 27 Dec 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: cw1200: Fix potential NULL dereference
A recent refactoring was identified by static analysis to cause a potential NULL dereference, fix this!
Weakness: CWE-476
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-56536?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Linux kernel.
How do I fix CVE-2024-56536?
Apply the vendor's patch.
Is CVE-2024-56536 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-56536 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Linux kernel
Sources
Also known as BELL-CVE-2024-56536, DEBIAN-CVE-2024-56536, GHSA-qrq9-5x8v-ghpv, UBUNTU-CVE-2024-56536.