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CVE-2024-53059: wifi: iwlwifi: mvm: Fix response handling in iwl_mvm_send_recovery_cmd()

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.8 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.4% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2024-11-19 · updated 2026-10-15

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: wifi: iwlwifi: mvm: Fix response handling in iwl_mvm_send_recovery_cmd() 1. The size of the response packet is not validated. 2. The response buffer is not freed. Resolve these issues by switching to iwl_mvm_send_cmd_status(), which handles both size validation and frees the buffer.

Affected products

• Linux kernel: from 5.1 before 5.4.285; from 5.5 before 5.10.229; from 5.11 before 5.15.171; from 5.16 before 6.1.116; from 6.2 before 6.6.60; from 6.7 before 6.11.7 — fixed in 5.10.229, 5.15.171, 5.4.285, 6.1.116, 6.11.7, 6.6.60

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Linux kernel 5.10.229, 5.15.171, 5.4.285, 6.1.116. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/07a6e3b78a65f4b2796a8d0d4adb1a15a81edead
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3eb986c64c6bfb721950f9666a3b723cf65d043f
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3f45d590ccbae6dfd6faef54efe74c30bd85d3da
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/45a628911d3c68e024eed337054a0452b064f450
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/64d63557ded6ff3ce72b18ab87a6c4b1b652161c
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9480c3045f302f43f9910d2d556d6cf5a62c1822
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9c98ee7ea463a838235e7a0e35851b38476364f2
• https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/01/msg00001.html
• https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/03/msg00002.html
• https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-265688.html
• https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-355557.html

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