#VU105040 Use of uninitialized resource in Linux kernel - CVE-2024-57997 

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#VU105040 Use of uninitialized resource in Linux kernel - CVE-2024-57997

Published: February 27, 2025 / Updated: May 11, 2025


Vulnerability identifier: #VU105040
Vulnerability risk: Low
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2024-57997
CWE-ID: CWE-908
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Linux kernel
Software vendor:
Linux Foundation

Description

The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to use of uninitialized resource within the wcn36xx_probe() function in drivers/net/wireless/ath/wcn36xx/main.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.

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