CVE-2024-27410
wifi: nl80211: reject iftype change with mesh ID change
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Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: wifi: nl80211: reject iftype change with mesh ID change It's currently possible to change the mesh ID when the interface isn't yet in mesh mode, at the same time as changing it into mesh mode. This leads to an overwrite of data in the wdev->u union for the interface type it currently has, causing cfg80211_change_iface() to do wrong things when switching. We could probably allow setting an interface to mesh while setting the mesh ID at the same time by doing a different order of operations here, but realistically there's no userspace that's going to do this, so just disallow changes in iftype when setting mesh ID.
Affected
Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
Patch and advisory references
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/177d574be4b58f832354ab1ef5a297aa0c9aa2df
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/930e826962d9f01dcd2220176134427358d112f2
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a2add961a5ed25cfd6a74f9ffb9e7ab6d6ded838
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f78c1375339a291cba492a70eaf12ec501d28a8e
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/063715c33b4c37587aeca2c83cf08ead0c542995
References (10)
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CVSS
- Attack Vector
- LOCAL
- Complexity
- LOW
- Privileges
- LOW
- User Interaction
- NONE
- Scope
- UNCHANGED
- Confidentiality
- NONE
- Integrity
- NONE
- Availability
- HIGH
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