Vulnerability identifier: #VU90528

Vulnerability risk: Low

CVSSv3.1: 4.8 [AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2024-36941

CWE-ID: CWE-476

Exploitation vector: Local

Exploit availability: No

Vulnerable software:
Linux kernel
Operating systems & Components / Operating system

Vendor: Linux Foundation

Description

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

The vulnerability exists due to NULL pointer dereference within the nl80211_set_coalesce() function in net/wireless/nl80211.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

Mitigation
Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Linux kernel:

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External links
http://git.kernel.org/stable/c/327382dc0f16b268950b96e0052595efd80f7b0a
http://git.kernel.org/stable/c/97792d0611ae2e6fe3ccefb0a94a1d802317c457
http://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5a730a161ac2290d46d49be76b2b1aee8d2eb307
http://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ad12c74e953b68ad85c78adc6408ed8435c64af4
http://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b0db4caa10f2e4e811cf88744fbf0d074b67ec1f
http://git.kernel.org/stable/c/244822c09b4f9aedfb5977f03c0deeb39da8ec7d
http://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f92772a642485394db5c9a17bd0ee73fc6902383
http://git.kernel.org/stable/c/801ea33ae82d6a9d954074fbcf8ea9d18f1543a7

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Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

No. This vulnerability can be exploited locally. The attacker should have authentication credentials and successfully authenticate on the system.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.