CVE-2024-49928

wifi: rtw89: avoid reading out of bounds when loading TX power FW elements

HIGH
7.1
CVSS Score
Published: October 21, 2024 at 06:01 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 08:00 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorLinux Kernel

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Severity
HIGH7.1
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.2%
SSVC
No known exploit

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: wifi: rtw89: avoid reading out of bounds when loading TX power FW elements Because the loop-expression will do one more time before getting false from cond-expression, the original code copied one more entry size beyond valid region. Fix it by moving the entry copy to loop-body.

Affected

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

v < 6.10.146.11 ≤ v < 6.11.36.7 ≤ v < 6.10.146.7 ≤ v < 6.11.36.7 ≤ v < 6.125ee7b2ea07cc6972bc505103f5d483943754a6016.7
Vendor states this is fixed in 4007c3d2da31d0c755ea3fcf55e395118e5d5621 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 83c84cdb75572048b67d6a3916283aeac865996e (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in ed2e4bb17a4884cf29c3347353d8aabb7265b46c (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.10.14 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.11.3 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.12 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.7 (unaffected)

References (3)

Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4007c3d2da31d0c755ea3fcf55e395118e5d5621
Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/83c84cdb75572048b67d6a3916283aeac865996e
Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ed2e4bb17a4884cf29c3347353d8aabb7265b46c

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCNo known exploitNot automatablePartial impact

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

CVSS

Attack Vector
LOCAL
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
NONE
Availability
HIGH
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusANALYZED
CWE
CWE-125

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