CVE-2024-49857: wifi: iwlwifi: mvm: set the cipher for secured NDP ranging
First published: Mon Oct 21 2024(Updated: )
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.
Credit: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
| Affected Software | Affected Version | How to fix |
|---|---|---|
| Linux Kernel | >=6.11<6.11.2 |
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Reference Links
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b3322a6d6aa9bc17b395c4b38d3b97578887aa8a
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a949075d4bbf1ca83ccdeaa6ef4ac2ce7526c5f4
- https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2024-49857
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-49857
- https://launchpad.net/bugs/cve/CVE-2024-49857
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2024-49857
- https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2024-49857
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