wifi: iwlwifi: mvm: set the cipher for secured NDP ranging

CVE-2024-49857
5.5MEDIUM

Key Information

Vendor
Linux
Status
Linux
Vendor
CVE Published:
21 October 2024

Summary

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: wifi: iwlwifi: mvm: set the cipher for secured NDP ranging The cipher pointer is not set, but is derefereced trying to set its content, which leads to a NULL pointer dereference. Fix it by pointing to the cipher parameter before dereferencing.

Affected Version(s)

Linux < 626be4bf99f6

Linux < 626be4bf99f6

Linux <= 6.11

CVSS V3.1

Score:
5.5
Severity:
MEDIUM
Confidentiality:
None
Integrity:
None
Availability:
High
Attack Vector:
Local
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
Low
User Interaction:
None
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published.

Collectors

NVD DatabaseMitre Database
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