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CVE-2024-53191

kernel: wifi: ath12k: fix warning when unbinding

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Severity

Important

Red Hat Product Security

7.8

CVSS 3.1

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Published · December 27, 2024

Updated · September 12, 2026

Description

A flaw was found in the Linux kernel's ath12k Wi-Fi driver. A local attacker with low privileges could exploit a double-free vulnerability during device unbinding, which occurs after an error in firmware initialization. This memory corruption can lead to a system crash, resulting in a denial of service.

CVSS score applicability

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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-415 · Double Free