CVE-2024-47712

kernel: wifi: wilc1000: fix potential RCU dereference issue in wilc_parse_join_bss_param

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Severity

Moderate

Red Hat Product Security

5.5

CVSS 3.1

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Published · October 21, 2024

Updated · September 13, 2026

Description

A flaw was found in the wilc1000 Wi-Fi driver within the Linux kernel. This vulnerability arises from an improper handling of memory access related to the Read-Copy-Update (RCU) mechanism. A local attacker could potentially exploit this by triggering a scenario where memory is accessed after its protection has been released, leading to unpredictable system behavior, including crashes or memory corruption.

CVSS score applicability

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Mitigation

No mitigation is specified in collected source.

CVSS / CWE

CVSS 3.1 · 5.5
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

CWE-476 · NULL Pointer Dereference