CVE-2024-46672

wifi: brcmfmac: cfg80211: Handle SSID based pmksa deletion

MEDIUM
5.5
CVSS Score
Published: September 11, 2024 at 03:14 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 07:55 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: brcmfmac: cfg80211: Handle SSID based pmksa deletion wpa_supplicant 2.11 sends since 1efdba5fdc2c ("Handle PMKSA flush in the driver for SAE/OWE offload cases") SSID based PMKSA del commands. brcmfmac is not prepared and tries to dereference the NULL bssid and pmkid pointers in cfg80211_pmksa. PMKID_V3 operations support SSID based updates so copy the SSID.

Affected

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

6.4 ≤ v < 6.10.76.4 ≤ v < 6.116.4 ≤ v < 6.6.486.7 ≤ v < 6.10.76.11 rc16.11 rc26.11 rc3a96202acaea47fa8377088e0952bb63bd02a3bab
Vendor states this is fixed in 1f566eb912d192c83475a919331aea59619e1197 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 2ad4e1ada8eebafa2d75a4b75eeeca882de6ada1 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 4291f94f8c6b01505132c22ee27b59ed27c3584f (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.10.7 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.11 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.4 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.6.48 (unaffected)

References (3)

Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1f566eb912d192c83475a919331aea59619e1197
Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2ad4e1ada8eebafa2d75a4b75eeeca882de6ada1
Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4291f94f8c6b01505132c22ee27b59ed27c3584f

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCNo known exploitNot automatablePartial impact

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CVSS

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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