CVE-2024-40911

A vulnerability was found in the Linux kernel in wifi driver in cfg80211_get_station function, where the wiphy was not locked before calling rdev_get_station(), which lead to a NULL pointer dereference when a station disconnects and reconnects during a work queue operation, resulting in a kernel panic.

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Mitigation for this issue is either not available or the currently available options do not meet the Red Hat Product Security criteria comprising ease of use and deployment, applicability to widespread installation base or stability.