5.5

CVE-2024-35828: wifi: libertas: fix some memleaks in lbs_allocate_cmd_buffer()

Modified
AliasesUBUNTU-CVE-2024-35828DEBIAN-CVE-2024-35828
Published 17-05-2024Last modified 15-10-2026

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2024-35828 is a medium (CVSS 5.5) vulnerability in debian debian_linux. EPSS estimates a 0.22% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 13.2% of scored vulnerabilities.

Priority
Routine

Not severe (CVSS 5.5, local access); no exploitation reported by the 5 checked sources

Source freshness unavailable

How is this decided?
CVSS score
5.5/10
010
Medium · v3.1 (NVD)
EPSS score
0.22%
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 35 · Related 33
DLA-3840-1DLA-3842-1SUSE-SU-2024:2008-1SUSE-SU-2024:2019-1SUSE-SU-2024:2135-1SUSE-SU-2024:2190-1

Timeline

  1. 17-05-2024
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 15-10-2026
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: wifi: libertas: fix some memleaks in lbs_allocate_cmd_buffer() In the for statement of lbs_allocate_cmd_buffer(), if the allocation of cmdarray[i].cmdbuf fails, both cmdarray and cmdarray[i].cmdbuf needs to be freed. Otherwise, there will be memleaks in lbs_allocate_cmd_buffer().

CVSS metrics

4 scores · 3 sources · 2 versions

EPSS trend

Probability

0.22%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

13%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

No change 0.00 pp

From 0.22% on 04-10-2026

04-10-202603-11-2026

Known exploited

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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.

Ubuntu117 products
  • linuxAll versions (No fix recorded) | < 5.4.0-189.209 | < 5.15.0-112.122 | < 6.8.0-35.35
  • linux-allwinner-5.19All versions (No fix recorded)
  • linux-awsAll versions (No fix recorded) | < 5.4.0-1128.138 | < 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≥ 876c9d3aeb989cf1961f2c228d309ba5dcfb1172, < 96481624fb5a6319079fb5059e46dbce43a90186 | ≥ 876c9d3aeb989cf1961f2c228d309ba5dcfb1172, < bea9573c795acec5614d4ac2dcc7b3b684cea5bf | ≥ 876c9d3aeb989cf1961f2c228d309ba5dcfb1172, < f0dd27314c7afe34794c2aa19dd6f2d30eb23bc7 | ≥ 876c9d3aeb989cf1961f2c228d309ba5dcfb1172, < e888c4461e109f7b93c3522afcbbaa5a8fdf29d2 | ≥ 876c9d3aeb989cf1961f2c228d309ba5dcfb1172, < 4d99d267da3415db2124029cb5a6d2d955ca43f9 | ≥ 876c9d3aeb989cf1961f2c228d309ba5dcfb1172, < da10f6b7918abd5b4bc5c9cb66f0fc6763ac48f3 | ≥ 876c9d3aeb989cf1961f2c228d309ba5dcfb1172, < d219724d4b0ddb8ec7dfeaed5989f23edabaf591 | ≥ 876c9d3aeb989cf1961f2c228d309ba5dcfb1172, < 8e243ac649c10922a6b4855170eaefe4c5b3faab | ≥ 876c9d3aeb989cf1961f2c228d309ba5dcfb1172, < 5f0e4aede01cb01fa633171f0533affd25328c3a | 2.6.22
  • linux_kernel≥ 2.6.22, < 4.19.311 | ≥ 4.20, < 5.4.273 | ≥ 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 · 121 products

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