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CVE-2024-41072: wifi: cfg80211: wext: add extra SIOCSIWSCAN data check
- 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: 2024-07-29 · updated 2026-06-17
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: wifi: cfg80211: wext: add extra SIOCSIWSCAN data check In 'cfg80211_wext_siwscan()', add extra check whether number of channels passed via 'ioctl(sock, SIOCSIWSCAN, ...)' doesn't exceed IW_MAX_FREQUENCIES and reject invalid request with -EINVAL otherwise.
Affected products
- Linux kernel: before 4.19.319; from 4.20 before 5.4.281; from 5.5 before 5.10.223; from 5.11 before 5.15.164; from 5.16 before 6.1.101; from 6.2 before 6.6.42 — fixed in 4.19.319, 5.10.223, 5.15.164, 5.4.281, 6.1.101, 6.6.42
How to fix
Upgrade to a fixed version: Linux kernel 4.19.319, 5.10.223, 5.15.164, 5.4.281. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.
References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/001120ff0c9e3557dee9b5ee0d358e0fc189996f
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/35cee10ccaee5bd451a480521bbc25dc9f07fa5b
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6295bad58f988eaafcf0e6f8b198a580398acb3b
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6ef09cdc5ba0f93826c09d810c141a8d103a80fc
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a43cc0558530b6c065976b6b9246f512f8d3593b
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b02ba9a0b55b762bd04743a22f3d9f9645005e79
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/de5fcf757e33596eed32de170ce5a93fa44dd2ac
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/fe9644efd86704afe50e56b64b609de340ab7c95
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/001120ff0c9e3557dee9b5ee0d358e0fc189996f
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/35cee10ccaee5bd451a480521bbc25dc9f07fa5b
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6295bad58f988eaafcf0e6f8b198a580398acb3b
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6ef09cdc5ba0f93826c09d810c141a8d103a80fc
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