5.5

CVE-2024-43912: linux

CVSS: 5.5v3.1MediumModified
AliasesUBUNTU-CVE-2024-43912DEBIAN-CVE-2024-43912
Published 26-08-2024Last modified 11-05-2026
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2024-43912 is a medium (CVSS 5.5) vulnerability in linux. EPSS estimates a 0.21% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 10.5% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
22/100
0100
Low · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
5.5/10
010
Medium · v3.1 (NVD)
EPSS score
0.21%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Advisory lineage

Upstream 0 · Downstream 19 · Related 16
DLA-4008-1MGASA-2024-0309MGASA-2024-0310SUSE-SU-2024:3194-1SUSE-SU-2024:3195-1SUSE-SU-2024:3383-1

Timeline

  1. 26-08-2024
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 11-05-2026
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: wifi: nl80211: disallow setting special AP channel widths Setting the AP channel width is meant for use with the normal 20/40/... MHz channel width progression, and switching around in S1G or narrow channels isn't supported. Disallow that.

CVSS metrics

4 scores · 3 sources · 2 versions

EPSS trend

Probability

0.21%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

11%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 0.21% on 21-09-2026

21-09-202621-10-2026
EPSS score
0.21%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

No weakness data has been published for this record.

Affected systems

Ubuntu130 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≥ e16821bcfb364b0c41142db275dc74b39fa42c30, < 3d42f2125f6c89e1e71c87b9f23412afddbba45e | ≥ e16821bcfb364b0c41142db275dc74b39fa42c30, < c6ea738e3feb407a3283197d9a25d0788f4f3cee | ≥ e16821bcfb364b0c41142db275dc74b39fa42c30, < ac3bf6e47fd8da9bfe8027e1acfe0282a91584fc | ≥ e16821bcfb364b0c41142db275dc74b39fa42c30, < 23daf1b4c91db9b26f8425cc7039cf96d22ccbfe | 3.16
  • linux_kernel< 6.1.105 | ≥ 6.2, < 6.6.46 | ≥ 6.7, < 6.10.5
Debian1 product
  • linux< 6.1.106-1 | < 6.10.6-1

3 vendors · 133 products

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