# CVE-2024-56663: wifi: nl80211: fix NL80211_ATTR_MLO_LINK_ID off-by-one

> An off-by-one error in the Linux kernel Wi-Fi subsystem allows local attackers to trigger a wild-memory-access crash, causing denial of service.

- **Severity:** High 7.8 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **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:** Yes
- **Published:** 27 Dec 2024
- **Updated:** 5 Aug 2026
- **Also known as:** AZL-54902, BELL-CVE-2024-56663, DEBIAN-CVE-2024-56663, GHSA-48hg-p6jq-42h2, UBUNTU-CVE-2024-56663

## What is CVE-2024-56663?

CVE-2024-56663 is a high-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: nl80211: fix NL80211_ATTR_MLO_LINK_ID off-by-one

Since the netlink attribute range validation provides inclusive
checking, the *max* of attribute NL80211_ATTR_MLO_LINK_ID should be
IEEE80211_MLD_MAX_NUM_LINKS - 1 otherwise causing an off-by-one.

One crash stack for demonstration:
==================================================================
BUG: KASAN: wild-memory-access in ieee80211_tx_control_port+0x3b6/0xca0 net/mac80211/tx.c:5939
Read of size 6 at addr 001102080000000c by task fuzzer.386/9508

CPU: 1 PID: 9508 Comm: syz.1.386 Not tainted 6.1.70 #2
Call Trace:
 <TASK>
 __dump_stack lib/dump_stack.c:88 [inline]
 dump_stack_lvl+0x177/0x231 lib/dump_stack.c:106
 print_report+0xe0/0x750 mm/kasan/report.c:398
 kasan_report+0x139/0x170 mm/kasan/report.c:495
 kasan_check_range+0x287/0x290 mm/kasan/generic.c:189
 memcpy+0x25/0x60 mm/kasan/shadow.c:65
 ieee80211_tx_control_port+0x3b6/0xca0 net/mac80211/tx.c:5939
 rdev_tx_control_port net/wireless/rdev-ops.h:761 [inline]
 nl80211_tx_control_port+0x7b3/0xc40 net/wireless/nl80211.c:15453
 genl_family_rcv_msg_doit+0x22e/0x320 net/netlink/genetlink.c:756
 genl_family_rcv_msg net/netlink/genetlink.c:833 [inline]
 genl_rcv_msg+0x539/0x740 net/netlink/genetlink.c:850
 netlink_rcv_skb+0x1de/0x420 net/netlink/af_netlink.c:2508
 genl_rcv+0x24/0x40 net/netlink/genetlink.c:861
 netlink_unicast_kernel net/netlink/af_netlink.c:1326 [inline]
 netlink_unicast+0x74b/0x8c0 net/netlink/af_netlink.c:1352
 netlink_sendmsg+0x882/0xb90 net/netlink/af_netlink.c:1874
 sock_sendmsg_nosec net/socket.c:716 [inline]
 __sock_sendmsg net/socket.c:728 [inline]
 ____sys_sendmsg+0x5cc/0x8f0 net/socket.c:2499
 ___sys_sendmsg+0x21c/0x290 net/socket.c:2553
 __sys_sendmsg net/socket.c:2582 [inline]
 __do_sys_sendmsg net/socket.c:2591 [inline]
 __se_sys_sendmsg+0x19e/0x270 net/socket.c:2589
 do_syscall_x64 arch/x86/entry/common.c:51 [inline]
 do_syscall_64+0x45/0x90 arch/x86/entry/common.c:81
 entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x63/0xcd

Update the policy to ensure correct validation.

Weakness: CWE-193 (Off-by-one Error)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-56663?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Linux kernel.

## How do I fix CVE-2024-56663?

Apply the vendor's patch.

## Is CVE-2024-56663 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-56663 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Linux kernel

- [CVE-2026-53266](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-53266/): Linux Kernel Out-of-Bounds Write (high 8.8, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2013-6282](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2013-6282/): Linux Kernel Improper Input Validation (high 8.8, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2022-0185](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-0185/): Linux Kernel Heap-Based Buffer Overflow (high 8.4, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2013-2094](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2013-2094/): Linux Kernel Privilege Escalation (high 8.4, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2026-53362](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-53362/): Linux Kernel Unspecified (high 7.8, exploited in the wild)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2024-56663 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2024-56663 is a high-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.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-56663 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Linux kernel. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-56663/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-56663/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-56663
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-56663
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2024-56663

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-56663/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.