CVE-2024-38562
kernel: wifi: nl80211: Avoid address calculations via out of bounds array indexing
Severity
ModerateRed Hat Product Security
CVSS 3.1
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Published · June 19, 2024
Updated · November 21, 2025
Description
A vulnerability has been identified in the Linux kernel, specifically involving a possible out-of-bounds array indexing within the net/wireless/nl80211.c file (related to the wireless networking subsystem). This flaw can lead to a kernel-level crash, resulting in a denial-of-service condition for the affected system.
CVSS score applicability
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Mitigation
No mitigation is specified in collected source.
CVSS / CWE
CVSS 3.1 · 7.8CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CWE-787 · Out-of-bounds Write