CVE-2024-42225

kernel: wifi: mt76: replace skb_put with skb_put_zero

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Severity

Moderate

Red Hat Product Security

4.8

CVSS 3.1

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Published · July 30, 2024

Updated · October 31, 2026

Description

A potential flaw was found in the Linux kernel’s MediaTek WiFi, where it was reusing uninitialized data. This flaw allows a local user to gain unauthorized access to some data potentially.

Statement

Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.10 and later are affected.

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

To mitigate this issue, prevent module mt76 from being loaded. Please see https://access.redhat.com/solutions/41278 for how to blacklist a kernel module to prevent it from loading automatically.

CVSS / CWE

CVSS 3.1 · 4.8
CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

CWE-457 · Use of Uninitialized Variable