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Red Hat: CVE-2024-35838: kernel: wifi: mac80211: fix potential sta-link leak (Multiple Advisories)

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Red Hat: CVE-2024-35838: kernel: wifi: mac80211: fix potential sta-link leak (Multiple Advisories)

Severity
5
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:C)
Published
05/17/2024
Created
07/03/2024
Added
07/03/2024
Modified
07/09/2024

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: wifi: mac80211: fix potential sta-link leak When a station is allocated, links are added but not set to valid yet (e.g. during connection to an AP MLD), we might remove the station without ever marking links valid, and leak them. Fix that.

Solution(s)

  • redhat-upgrade-kernel
  • redhat-upgrade-kernel-rt

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