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CVE-2024-35946: wifi: rtw89: fix null pointer access when abort scan

• Severity: medium (CVSS 5.5 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.2% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2024-05-19 · updated 2026-10-30
• Weakness: CWE-476

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: wifi: rtw89: fix null pointer access when abort scan During cancel scan we might use vif that weren't scanning. Fix this by using the actual scanning vif.

Affected products

• Linux kernel: before 6.6.27; from 6.7 before 6.8.6 — fixed in 6.6.27, 6.8.6
• Linux: 5.16 — fixed in 6.9

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Linux kernel 6.6.27, 6.8.6; Linux 6.9. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4f11c741908dab7dd48fa5a986b210d4fc74ca8d
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7e11a2966f51695c0af0b1f976a32d64dee243b2
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/96b49702bc0db9263c06840099b5008b72be919a
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b34d64e9aa5505e3c84570aed5c757f1839573e8
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4f11c741908dab7dd48fa5a986b210d4fc74ca8d
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7e11a2966f51695c0af0b1f976a32d64dee243b2
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b34d64e9aa5505e3c84570aed5c757f1839573e8

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