CVE-2024-53191

CVSS 3.1 Score 7.8 of 10 (high)

Details

Published Dec 27, 2024

Updated: Jan 31, 2025

CWE ID 415

Summary

CVE-2024-53191 is a vulnerability affecting the Linux kernel's ath12k driver. During the unbinding process of a wifi device, certain buffers are released twice, leading to a double free condition. This error is particularly reproducible in virtual machines due to MSI addressing initialization failures. The result is a warning message and potential instability in the system. To mitigate this issue, the affected buffers should be set to NULL after release to prevent the double free scenario.

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Linux Kernel

Affected Vendors

LINUX

Advisories, Assessments, and Mitigations

https://app.recordedfuture.com/live/sc/entity/0sQDZW
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-53191
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-53191

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