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CVE-2024-47718

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

A vulnerability has been identified and resolved in the Linux kernel. The issue pertains to the 'rtw_wait_firmware_completion()' function, which improperly handled concurrent firmware loading, potentially leading to memory management errors.

Risk Assessment

This vulnerability may lead to dangerous race conditions, which could result in unpredictable system behavior and potential memory leaks.

Recommendation

It is recommended to update the Linux kernel to the latest version to eliminate this vulnerability and ensure system stability and security.

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Original NVD description (English source)

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: wifi: rtw88: always wait for both firmware loading attempts In 'rtw_wait_firmware_completion()', always wait for both (regular and wowlan) firmware loading attempts. Otherwise if 'rtw_usb_intf_init()' has failed in 'rtw_usb_probe()', 'rtw_usb_disconnect()' may issue 'ieee80211_free_hw()' when one of 'rtw_load_firmware_cb()' (usually the wowlan one) is still in progress, causing UAF detected by KASAN.

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