wifi: cfg80211: handle 2x996 RU allocation in cfg80211_calculate_bitrate_he()

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Summary

CVECVE-2024-43879
StatePUBLISHED
AssignerLinux
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2024-08-21 01:15:12 UTC
Updated2026-05-12 12:17:08 UTC
DescriptionIn the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: wifi: cfg80211: handle 2x996 RU allocation in cfg80211_calculate_bitrate_he() Currently NL80211_RATE_INFO_HE_RU_ALLOC_2x996 is not handled in cfg80211_calculate_bitrate_he(), leading to below warning: kernel: invalid HE MCS: bw:6, ru:6 kernel: WARNING: CPU: 0 PID: 2312 at net/wireless/util.c:1501 cfg80211_calculate_bitrate_he+0x22b/0x270 [cfg80211] Fix it by handling 2x996 RU allocation in the same way as 160 MHz bandwidth.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v3.1 5.5 MEDIUM from [email protected]

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

Problem Types: NVD-CWE-noinfo

CVSS v3.1 Breakdown

Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High

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

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel All All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Linux Linux affected c4cbaf7973a794839af080f13748335976cf3f3f 45d20a1c54be4f3173862c7b950d4468447814c9 git Not specified
CNA Linux Linux affected c4cbaf7973a794839af080f13748335976cf3f3f b289ebb0516526cb4abae081b7ec29fd4fa1209d git Not specified
CNA Linux Linux affected c4cbaf7973a794839af080f13748335976cf3f3f 2e201b3d162c6c49417c438ffb30b58c9f85769f git Not specified
CNA Linux Linux affected c4cbaf7973a794839af080f13748335976cf3f3f 576c64622649f3ec07e97bac8fec8b8a2ef4d086 git Not specified
CNA Linux Linux affected c4cbaf7973a794839af080f13748335976cf3f3f 16ad67e73309db0c20cc2a651992bd01c05e6b27 git Not specified
CNA Linux Linux affected c4cbaf7973a794839af080f13748335976cf3f3f 67b5f1054197e4f5553047759c15c1d67d4c8142 git Not specified
CNA Linux Linux affected c4cbaf7973a794839af080f13748335976cf3f3f 19eaf4f2f5a981f55a265242ada2bf92b0c742dd git Not specified
CNA Linux Linux affected c4cbaf7973a794839af080f13748335976cf3f3f bcbd771cd5d68c0c52567556097d75f9fc4e7cd6 git Not specified
CNA Linux Linux affected 4.19 Not specified
CNA Linux Linux unaffected 4.19 semver Not specified
CNA Linux Linux unaffected 4.19.320 4.19.* semver Not specified
CNA Linux Linux unaffected 5.4.282 5.4.* semver Not specified
CNA Linux Linux unaffected 5.10.224 5.10.* semver Not specified
CNA Linux Linux unaffected 5.15.165 5.15.* semver Not specified
CNA Linux Linux unaffected 6.1.103 6.1.* semver Not specified
CNA Linux Linux unaffected 6.6.44 6.6.* semver Not specified
CNA Linux Linux unaffected 6.10.3 6.10.* semver Not specified
CNA Linux Linux unaffected 6.11 * original_commit_for_fix Not specified
ADP Siemens RUGGEDCOM RST2428P unaffected * custom Not specified
ADP Siemens SCALANCE XC-300/XR-300/XC-400/XR-500WG/XR-500 Family unaffected * custom Not specified
ADP Siemens SCALANCE XCM-/XRM-/XCH-/XRH-300 Family unaffected * custom Not specified
ADP Siemens SIMATIC S7-1500 TM MFP - GNU/Linux Subsystem affected * custom Not specified

References

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git.kernel.org/stable/c/16ad67e73309db0c20cc2a651992bd01c05e6b27 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 git.kernel.org Patch
cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-265688.html 0b142b55-0307-4c5a-b3c9-f314f3fb7c5e cert-portal.siemens.com
git.kernel.org/stable/c/b289ebb0516526cb4abae081b7ec29fd4fa1209d 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 git.kernel.org Patch
git.kernel.org/stable/c/19eaf4f2f5a981f55a265242ada2bf92b0c742dd 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 git.kernel.org Patch
git.kernel.org/stable/c/bcbd771cd5d68c0c52567556097d75f9fc4e7cd6 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 git.kernel.org Patch
git.kernel.org/stable/c/576c64622649f3ec07e97bac8fec8b8a2ef4d086 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 git.kernel.org Patch
git.kernel.org/stable/c/67b5f1054197e4f5553047759c15c1d67d4c8142 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 git.kernel.org Patch
lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/10/msg00003.html af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.debian.org
git.kernel.org/stable/c/45d20a1c54be4f3173862c7b950d4468447814c9 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 git.kernel.org Patch
cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-355557.html 0b142b55-0307-4c5a-b3c9-f314f3fb7c5e cert-portal.siemens.com
lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/01/msg00001.html af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.debian.org
git.kernel.org/stable/c/2e201b3d162c6c49417c438ffb30b58c9f85769f 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 git.kernel.org Patch
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