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CVE-2024-38562

kernel: wifi: nl80211: Avoid address calculations via out of bounds array indexing

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Severity

Moderate

Red Hat Product Security

7.8

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

The CVSS score(s) listed for this vulnerability do not reflect the associated product's status, and are included for informational purposes to better understand the severity of this vulnerability.

Mitigation

No mitigation is specified in collected source.

CVSS / CWE

CVSS 3.1 · 7.8
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CWE-787 · Out-of-bounds Write