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CVE-2024-53074

wifi: iwlwifi: mvm: don't leak a link on AP removal

MEDIUM
5.5
CVSS Score
Published: November 19, 2024 at 05:31 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 08:08 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: iwlwifi: mvm: don't leak a link on AP removal Release the link mapping resource in AP removal. This impacted devices that do not support the MLD API (9260 and down). On those devices, we couldn't start the AP again after the AP has been already started and stopped.

Affected

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

Linux Kernel· Linux
95%
6.9 ≤ v < 6.11.76.9 ≤ v < 6.126.12 rc16.12 rc26.12 rc36.12 rc46.12 rc56.12 rc6a8b5d4809b503da668966a8187b9872e6c85291c
Vendor states this is fixed in 3ed092997a004d68a3a5b0eeb94e71b69839d0f7 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 70ddf9ce1894c48dbbf10b0de51a95e4fb3dd376 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.11.7 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.12 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.9 (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/3ed092997a004d68a3a5b0eeb94e71b69839d0f7
Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/70ddf9ce1894c48dbbf10b0de51a95e4fb3dd376

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCNo known exploitNot automatablePartial impact

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

CVSS

5.5MEDIUMCISA-ADP
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
NONE
Integrity
NONE
Availability
HIGH
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-772

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