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CVE-2024-38609

wifi: mt76: connac: check for null before dereferencing

MEDIUM
5.5
CVSS Score
Published: June 19, 2024 at 01:56 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: connac: check for null before dereferencing The wcid can be NULL. It should be checked for validity before dereferencing it to avoid crash.

Affected

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

Linux Kernel· Linux
95%
6.9 ≤ v < 6.106.9 ≤ v < 6.9.36.998428c400ff2d0f32b7cc0dc3c8da4b69908d
Vendor states this is fixed in cb47c7be0e93dd5acda078163799401ac3a78e10 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in e469218765b2781fb968778bd13595acec181a0e (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.10 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.9 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.9.3 (unaffected)

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:

Patch and advisory references

References (2)

Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/cb47c7be0e93dd5acda078163799401ac3a78e10
Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e469218765b2781fb968778bd13595acec181a0e

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

StatusANALYZED
CWE
CWE-476

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