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CVE-2024-49857: linux NULL Pointer Dereference

CVSS: 7.1v3.1HighModified
AliasesUBUNTU-CVE-2024-49857
Published 21-10-2024Last modified 05-08-2026
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2024-49857 is a high (CVSS 7.1) NULL Pointer Dereference vulnerability in linux. EPSS estimates a 0.18% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 7% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
28/100
0100
Medium · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
7.1/10
010
High · v3.1 (CVE.org)
EPSS score
0.18%
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 3 · Related 5
OPENSUSE-SU-2024:14500-1OPENSUSE-SU-2025:14705-1USN-7310-1USN-7276-1USN-7277-1

Timeline

  1. 21-10-2024
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 05-08-2026
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: wifi: iwlwifi: mvm: set the cipher for secured NDP ranging The cipher pointer is not set, but is derefereced trying to set its content, which leads to a NULL pointer dereference. Fix it by pointing to the cipher parameter before dereferencing.

CVSS metrics

3 scores · 3 sources · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

0.18%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

7%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 0.18% on 19-09-2026

19-09-202619-10-2026
EPSS score
0.18%

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

Affected systems

Ubuntu76 products
  • linux-allwinner-5.19All versions (No fix recorded)
  • linux-aws-5.0All versions (No fix recorded)
  • linux-aws-5.11All versions (No fix recorded)
  • linux-aws-5.13All versions (No fix recorded)
  • linux-aws-5.19All versions (No fix recorded)
Linux2 products
  • linux≥ 626be4bf99f6250cd66da5d311a72ad7455c5a64, < b3322a6d6aa9bc17b395c4b38d3b97578887aa8a | ≥ 626be4bf99f6250cd66da5d311a72ad7455c5a64, < a949075d4bbf1ca83ccdeaa6ef4ac2ce7526c5f4 | 6.11
  • linux_kernel≥ 6.11, < 6.11.2

2 vendors · 78 products

References

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