CVE-2024-58072
What it is
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: wifi: rtlwifi: remove unused check_buddy_priv Commit 2461c7d60f9f ("rtlwifi: Update header file") introduced a global list of private data structures. Later on, commit 26634c4b1868 ("rtlwifi Modify existing bits to match vendor version 2013.02.07") started adding the private data to that list at probe time and added a hook, check_buddy_priv to find the private data from a similar device. However, that function was never used. Besides, though there is a lock for that list, it is never used. And when the probe fails, the private data is never removed from the list. This would cause a second probe to access freed memory. Remove the unused hook, structures and members, which will prevent the potential race condition on the list and its corruption during a second probe when probe fails.
At a glance
- Exploitability
- Can be exploited locally on the machine with a low-privilege account. High risk of data exposure, data tampering, service disruption.
- Exploit odds
- 0.2% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS).
- Fix
- A patch, advisory or fixed version is referenced. Upgrade or apply it.
Timeline
- PublishedDisclosed publicly on CVE.org and NVD
- Last updatedMost recent change to the record
Why it ranks here
- Exploited in the wild: no, CISA does not list it.
- Exploit odds: 0.2% in the next 30 days (EPSS).
- Severity: 7.8 HIGH (CVSS).
- Fix: a patch or advisory is linked.
Details
- Published
- Last modified
- Exploit probability
- 0.2% · EPSS, next 30 days
- Weakness
- CWE-416 · Use after free
- Record status
- Modified
Affected
- Linux Kernel < 5.4.291
- Linux Kernel < 5.10.235
- Linux Kernel < 5.15.179
- Linux Kernel < 6.1.129
- Linux Kernel < 6.6.76
- Linux Kernel < 6.12.13
- Linux Kernel < 6.13.2
Attack profile CVSS 3.1 · 7.8
- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Raw vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Is it in your code?
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Fix and advisories
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/006e803af7408c3fc815b0654fc5ab43d34f0154
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1b9cbd8a9ae68b32099fbb03b2d5ffa0c5e0dcc9
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1e39b0486cdb496cdfba3bc89886150e46acf6f4
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2fdac64c3c35858aa8ac5caa70b232e03456e120
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/465d01ef6962b82b1f0ad1f3e58b398dbd35c1c1
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/543e3e9f2e9e47ded774c74e680f28a0ca362aee
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8e2fcc68fbaab3ad9f5671fee2be0956134b740a
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f801e754efa21bd61b3cc15ec7565696165b272f
References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/006e803af7408c3fc815b0654fc5ab43d34f0154
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1b9cbd8a9ae68b32099fbb03b2d5ffa0c5e0dcc9
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1e39b0486cdb496cdfba3bc89886150e46acf6f4
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2fdac64c3c35858aa8ac5caa70b232e03456e120
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/465d01ef6962b82b1f0ad1f3e58b398dbd35c1c1
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/543e3e9f2e9e47ded774c74e680f28a0ca362aee
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8e2fcc68fbaab3ad9f5671fee2be0956134b740a
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f801e754efa21bd61b3cc15ec7565696165b272f
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/03/msg00028.html
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/05/msg00030.html
- https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-265688.html
- https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-784472.html