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CVE-2024-38563: wifi: mt76: mt7996: fix potential memory leakage when reading chip temperature

• 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: 2024-06-19 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-401

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: wifi: mt76: mt7996: fix potential memory leakage when reading chip temperature Without this commit, reading chip temperature will cause memory leakage.

Affected products

• Linux kernel: from 6.8 before 6.8.12; from 6.9 before 6.9.3 — fixed in 6.8.12, 6.9.3

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Linux kernel 6.8.12, 6.9.3. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/474b9412f33be87076b40a49756662594598a85e
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/84e81f9b4818b8efe89beb12a246d5d510631939
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ef46dbb93fc9279fb7de883aac22abffe214e6b5
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/474b9412f33be87076b40a49756662594598a85e
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/84e81f9b4818b8efe89beb12a246d5d510631939
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ef46dbb93fc9279fb7de883aac22abffe214e6b5

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