7.8

CVE-2024-43842: wifi: rtw89: Fix array index mistake in rtw89_sta_info_get_iter()

Modified
AliasesUBUNTU-CVE-2024-43842DEBIAN-CVE-2024-43842
Published 17-08-2024Last modified 11-05-2026

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2024-43842 is a high (CVSS 7.8) Improper Validation of Array Index vulnerability in linux. EPSS estimates a 0.22% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 12.3% 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 (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 19 · Related 13
DLA-4008-1MGASA-2024-0309MGASA-2024-0310RHSA-2024:9315RHSA-2025:8246RHSA-2025:8247

Timeline

  1. 17-08-2024
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 11-05-2026
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: wifi: rtw89: Fix array index mistake in rtw89_sta_info_get_iter() In rtw89_sta_info_get_iter() 'status->he_gi' is compared to array size. But then 'rate->he_gi' is used as array index instead of 'status->he_gi'. This can lead to go beyond array boundaries in case of 'rate->he_gi' is not equal to 'status->he_gi' and is bigger than array size. Looks like "copy-paste" mistake. Fix this mistake by replacing 'rate->he_gi' with 'status->he_gi'. Found by Linux Verification Center (linuxtesting.org) with SVACE.

CVSS metrics

3 scores · 3 sources · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

0.22%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

12%

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.

Ubuntu118 products
  • linuxAll versions (No fix recorded) | < 6.8.0-50.51
  • linux-allwinner-5.19All versions (No fix recorded)
  • linux-awsAll versions (No fix recorded) | < 6.8.0-1020.22
  • linux-aws-5.0All versions (No fix recorded)
  • linux-aws-5.11All versions (No fix recorded)
Linux2 products
  • linux≥ e3ec7017f6a20d12ddd9fe23d345ebb7b8c104dd, < a2a095c08b95372d6d0c5819b77f071af5e75366 | ≥ e3ec7017f6a20d12ddd9fe23d345ebb7b8c104dd, < 7a0edc3d83aff3a48813d78c9cad9daf38decc74 | ≥ e3ec7017f6a20d12ddd9fe23d345ebb7b8c104dd, < 96ae4de5bc4c8ba39fd072369398f59495b73f58 | ≥ e3ec7017f6a20d12ddd9fe23d345ebb7b8c104dd, < 85099c7ce4f9e64c66aa397cd9a37473637ab891 | 5.16
  • linux_kernel≥ 5.16, < 6.1.103 | ≥ 6.2, < 6.6.44 | ≥ 6.7, < 6.10.3
Debian1 product
  • linux< 6.1.106-1 | < 6.10.3-1

3 vendors · 121 products

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