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CVE-2024-38563

wifi: mt76: mt7996: fix potential memory leakage when reading chip temperature

MEDIUM
5.5
CVSS Score
Published: June 19, 2024 at 01:35 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 07:40 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorLinux Kernel

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Severity
MEDIUM5.5
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.2%
SSVC
No known exploit

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: wifi: mt76: mt7996: fix potential memory leakage when reading chip temperature Without this commit, reading chip temperature will cause memory leakage.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

Linux Kernel· Linux
95%
6.8 ≤ v < 6.106.8 ≤ v < 6.8.126.8 ≤ v < 6.9.36.9 ≤ v < 6.9.36.86879b2e94172ed80394dd49d410814ad427d1ca0
Vendor states this is fixed in 474b9412f33be87076b40a49756662594598a85e (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 84e81f9b4818b8efe89beb12a246d5d510631939 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in ef46dbb93fc9279fb7de883aac22abffe214e6b5 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.10 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.8 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.8.12 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.9.3 (unaffected)

References (3)

Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/474b9412f33be87076b40a49756662594598a85e
Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/84e81f9b4818b8efe89beb12a246d5d510631939
Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ef46dbb93fc9279fb7de883aac22abffe214e6b5

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCNo known exploitNot automatablePartial impact

SSVC signals action urgency (what to patch first), separate from CVSS which measures severity.

CVSS

5.5MEDIUM[email protected]
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
NONE
Integrity
NONE
Availability
HIGH
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-401

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