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CVE-2024-42225: wifi: mt76: replace skb_put with skb_put_zero

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.5 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.5% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2024-07-30 · updated 2026-08-04
• Weakness: CWE-908

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: wifi: mt76: replace skb_put with skb_put_zero Avoid potentially reusing uninitialized data

Affected products

• Linux kernel: before 5.15.163; from 5.16 before 6.1.98; from 6.2 before 6.6.39; from 6.7 before 6.9.9 — fixed in 5.15.163, 6.1.98, 6.6.39, 6.9.9

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Linux kernel 5.15.163, 6.1.98, 6.6.39, 6.9.9. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/22ea2a7f0b64d323625950414a4496520fb33657
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/64f86337ccfe77fe3be5a9356b0dabde23fbb074
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7f819a2f4fbc510e088b49c79addcf1734503578
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/dc7f14d00d0c4c21898f3504607f4a31079065a2
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ff6b26be13032c5fbd6b6a0b24358f8eaac4f3af
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/22ea2a7f0b64d323625950414a4496520fb33657
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/64f86337ccfe77fe3be5a9356b0dabde23fbb074
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7f819a2f4fbc510e088b49c79addcf1734503578
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/dc7f14d00d0c4c21898f3504607f4a31079065a2
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ff6b26be13032c5fbd6b6a0b24358f8eaac4f3af
• https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/01/msg00001.html

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