7.8

CVE-2024-27052: wifi: rtl8xxxu: add cancel_work_sync() for c2hcmd_work

Modified
AliasesUBUNTU-CVE-2024-27052DEBIAN-CVE-2024-27052
Published 01-05-2024Last modified 15-10-2026

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2024-27052 is a high (CVSS 7.8) Use After Free vulnerability in debian debian_linux. EPSS estimates a 0.30% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 23.1% of scored vulnerabilities.

Priority
Routine

Not severe (CVSS 7.8, local access); no exploitation reported by the 5 checked sources

Source freshness unavailable

How is this decided?
CVSS score
7.8/10
010
High · v3.1 (CVE.org)
EPSS score
0.30%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedNot listed by any tracked catalog.
RansomwareNot flaggedNo ransomware use recorded.
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Advisory lineage

Upstream 0 · Downstream 27 · Related 20
DLA-3842-1DSA-5681-1RHSA-2024:3618RHSA-2024:3627RHSA-2024:5363RHSA-2024:5364

Timeline

  1. 01-05-2024
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 15-10-2026
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: wifi: rtl8xxxu: add cancel_work_sync() for c2hcmd_work The workqueue might still be running, when the driver is stopped. To avoid a use-after-free, call cancel_work_sync() in rtl8xxxu_stop().

CVSS metrics

4 scores · 4 sources · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

0.30%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

23%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

No change 0.00 pp

From 0.30% on 04-10-2026

04-10-202603-11-2026

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs
CISA KEV

Not in the CISA KEV catalog.

ENISA CNW

Not in the ENISA CNW catalog.

CIRCL

Not in the CIRCL catalog.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Version check

Known conditions: local access, low-privilege account, no user interaction (CVSS vector). Other conditions: not stated in public data.

Ubuntu116 products
  • linuxAll versions (No fix recorded) | < 5.15.0-112.122 | < 6.8.0-35.35
  • linux-allwinner-5.19All versions (No fix recorded)
  • linux-awsAll versions (No fix recorded) | < 5.15.0-1063.69 | < 6.8.0-1009.9
  • linux-aws-5.0All versions (No fix recorded)
  • linux-aws-5.11All versions (No fix recorded)
Debian2 products
Linux2 products
  • linux≥ e542e66b7c2ee2adeefdbb7f259f2f60cadf2819, < dddedfa3b29a63c2ca4336663806a6128b8545b4 | ≥ e542e66b7c2ee2adeefdbb7f259f2f60cadf2819, < ac512507ac89c01ed6cd4ca53032f52cdb23ea59 | ≥ e542e66b7c2ee2adeefdbb7f259f2f60cadf2819, < 3518cea837de4d106efa84ddac18a07b6de1384e | ≥ e542e66b7c2ee2adeefdbb7f259f2f60cadf2819, < 156012667b85ca7305cb363790d3ae8519a6f41e | ≥ e542e66b7c2ee2adeefdbb7f259f2f60cadf2819, < 7059cdb69f8e1a2707dd1e2f363348b507ed7707 | ≥ e542e66b7c2ee2adeefdbb7f259f2f60cadf2819, < 58fe3bbddfec10c6b216096d8c0e517cd8463e3a | ≥ e542e66b7c2ee2adeefdbb7f259f2f60cadf2819, < 1213acb478a7181cd73eeaf00db430f1e45b1361 | 5.5
  • linux_kernel≥ 5.5, < 5.10.214 | ≥ 5.11, < 5.15.153 | ≥ 5.16, < 6.1.83 | ≥ 6.2, < 6.6.23 | ≥ 6.7, < 6.7.11 | ≥ 6.8, < 6.8.2

3 vendors · 120 products

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