High severity · published May 1, 2024
CVE-2024-27052
wifi: rtl8xxxu: add cancel_work_sync() for c2hcmd_work
7.8
CVSS
0.3%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
wifi: rtl8xxxu: add cancel_work_sync() for c2hcmd_work
The workqueue might still be running, when the driver is stopped. To
avoid a use-after-free, call cancel_work_sync() in rtl8xxxu_stop().
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Local
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.3% · higher than 23% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
KE
Kernel · Linux
5.5 before 5.10.214; 5.11 before 5.15.153; 5.16 before 6.1.83; 6.2 before 6.6.23; 6.7 before 6.7.11; 6.8 before 6.8.2 · source: NVD, CISA
LI
Linux · Linux
e542e66b7c2ee2adeefdbb7f259f2f60cadf2819 before dddedfa3b29a63c2ca4336663806a6128b8545b4; e542e66b7c2ee2adeefdbb7f259f2f60cadf2819 before ac512507ac89c01ed6cd4ca53032f52cdb23ea59; e542e66b7c2ee2adeefdbb7f259f2f60cadf2819 before 3518cea837de4d106efa84ddac18a07b6de1384e; e542e66b7c2ee2adeefdbb7f259f2f60cadf2819 before 156012667b85ca7305cb363790d3ae8519a6f41e; e542e66b7c2ee2adeefdbb7f259f2f60cadf2819 before 7059cdb69f8e1a2707dd1e2f363348b507ed7707; e542e66b7c2ee2adeefdbb7f259f2f60cadf2819 before 58fe3bbddfec10c6b216096d8c0e517cd8463e3a; +2 more · source: vendor
DL
Debian Linux · Debian
10.0 · source: NVD
SS
SIMATIC S7-1500 TM MFP - GNU/Linux subsystem · Siemens
before V1.1.1 · source: CISA
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-27052
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-27052
Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1213acb478a7181cd73eeaf00db430f1e45b1361
Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/156012667b85ca7305cb363790d3ae8519a6f41e
Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3518cea837de4d106efa84ddac18a07b6de1384e
Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/58fe3bbddfec10c6b216096d8c0e517cd8463e3a
Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7059cdb69f8e1a2707dd1e2f363348b507ed7707
Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ac512507ac89c01ed6cd4ca53032f52cdb23ea59
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