CVEvulnerability

CVE-2024-35838

5.5 MEDIUM Published 2024-05-17 Modified 2026-06-17 Official page ↗
Status
Analyzed
Published
2024-05-17
Last modified
2026-06-17
Assigner
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
CVSS 3.1 ([email protected])
5.5 MEDIUM — CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Weaknesses
CWE-401

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: wifi: mac80211: fix potential sta-link leak When a station is allocated, links are added but not set to valid yet (e.g. during connection to an AP MLD), we might remove the station without ever marking links valid, and leak them. Fix that.

Affected configurations

• linux linux kernel (>= 6.0 < 6.1.76) • linux linux kernel (>= 6.2 < 6.6.15) • linux linux kernel (>= 6.7 < 6.7.3) • linux linux kernel 6.8

Related

Weakness · CWE (1)

  • CWE-401 Missing Release of Memory after Effective Lifetime weakness

References