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Advisory details: ubuntu_osv / UBUNTU-CVE-2024-57995
Advisory ID ubuntu_osv/UBUNTU-CVE-2024-57995
Aliases CVE-2024-57995
Summary In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: wifi: ath12k: fix read pointer after free in ath12k_mac_assign_vif_to_vdev() In ath12k_mac_assign_vif_to_vdev(), if arvif is created on a different radio, it gets deleted from that radio through a call to ath12k_mac_unassign_link_vif(). This action frees the arvif pointer. Subsequently, there is a check involving arvif, which will result in a read-after-free scenario. Fix this by moving this check after arvif is again assigned via call to ath12k_mac_assign_link_vif(). Tested-on: QCN9274 hw2.0 PCI WLAN.WBE.1.3.1-00173-QCAHKSWPL_SILICONZ-1
Status Published
Exploitability 0.5
Weighted Severity 7.9
Risk 4.0
Affected and Fixed Packages Package Details
Introduced and Fixed Package Commit Patches Package Commit Patches Details
Weaknesses (0)
There are no known CWE.
System Score Found at
cvssv3.1 7.8 https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2024/UBUNTU-CVE-2024-57995.json
cvssv3.1 8.8 https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2024/UBUNTU-CVE-2024-57995.json
ubuntu-priority medium https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2024/UBUNTU-CVE-2024-57995.json
Reference id Reference type URL
https://git.kernel.org/linus/5a10971c7645a95f5d5dc23c26fbac4bf61801d0
https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2024-57995
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-57995
5a10971c7645a95f5d5dc23c26fbac4bf61801d0 Other https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5a10971c7645a95f5d5dc23c26fbac4bf61801d0
f3a95a312419e4f1e992525917da9dbcd247038f Other https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f3a95a312419e4f1e992525917da9dbcd247038f
No exploits are available.

No EPSS data available for this advisory.

Patch URL
There are no known patches.
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Found at https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2024/UBUNTU-CVE-2024-57995.json
Attack Vector (AV) Attack Complexity (AC) Privileges Required (PR) User Interaction (UI) Scope (S) Confidentiality Impact (C) Integrity Impact (I) Availability Impact (A)

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Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Found at https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2024/UBUNTU-CVE-2024-57995.json
Attack Vector (AV) Attack Complexity (AC) Privileges Required (PR) User Interaction (UI) Scope (S) Confidentiality Impact (C) Integrity Impact (I) Availability Impact (A)

network

adjacent_network

local

physical

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none

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none

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none

Vector: SSVCv2/E:N/A:N/T:T/P:M/B:A/M:M/D:T/2025-10-01T19:31:23Z/

Decision: Track

Source URL: https://github.com/cisagov/vulnrichment/blob/develop/2024/57xxx/CVE-2024-57995.json

Source Advisory: vulnrichment/CVE-2024-57995

View SSVC decision tree 
[{'Exploitation': 'none'},
 {'Automatable': 'no'},
 {'Technical Impact': 'total'},
 {'Mission Prevalence': 'minimal'},
 {'Public Well-being Impact': 'material'},
 {'Mission & Well-being': 'medium'}]