CVE-2024-43912

CVE-2024-43912: vulnerability in Linux

wifi: nl80211: disallow setting special AP channel widths

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3Vexday Risk Score

No sign of exploitation. No public exploitation artifact known so far.

ssvc Trackepss 0.2%
exploitation probability
0.2%top 90% of all CVEs
observed exploitation
nono source reports it
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: wifi: nl80211: disallow setting special AP channel widths Setting the AP channel width is meant for use with the normal 20/40/... MHz channel width progression, and switching around in S1G or narrow channels isn't supported. Disallow that.
Affected products
Linux · Linux
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References
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/23daf1b4c91db9b26f8425cc7039cf96d22ccbfehttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3d42f2125f6c89e1e71c87b9f23412afddbba45ehttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ac3bf6e47fd8da9bfe8027e1acfe0282a91584fchttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c6ea738e3feb407a3283197d9a25d0788f4f3ceehttps://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/01/msg00001.html