CVE-2024-53074

CVSS 3.1 Score 5.5 of 10 (medium)

Details

Published Nov 19, 2024

Updated: Nov 25, 2024

CWE ID 772

Summary

CVE-2024-53074 is a vulnerability affecting the Linux kernel's wifi driver, specifically the iwlwifi module for MediaTek chips. The issue lies in a failure to release link mapping resources during AP (Access Point) removal. This affects devices that do not support the Multi-Link Detection (MLD) API, including some MediaTek models. Consequently, these devices are unable to restart the AP after it has already been started and stopped.

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Linux Kernel

Affected Vendors

LINUX

Advisories, Assessments, and Mitigations

https://app.recordedfuture.com/live/sc/entity/0sLOcX
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-53074
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-53074

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