wifi: iwlwifi: mvm: set the cipher for secured NDP ranging
CVE-2024-49857

5.5MEDIUM

Key Information:

Vendor
Linux
Status
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 626be4bf99f6250cd66da5d311a72ad7455c5a64

Linux 626be4bf99f6250cd66da5d311a72ad7455c5a64

Linux 6.11

References

CVSS V3.1

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

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

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