Answer in brief
CVE-2024-57997 records a High severity (CVSS 8.8) vulnerability in wifi: wcn36xx: fix channel survey memory allocation size. The current sources do not mark it as known exploited. The current feed maps Linux/Linux (generic), Linux/Linux (generic). Check affected ranges and fixed versions before updating.
Analysis pending evidence review
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CVSS is 8.8. The current sources do not mark it as known exploited. Treat this as a source-backed prioritization signal, not a statement about your environment.
Analysis status
Analysis pending evidence review
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The current feed maps Linux/Linux (generic), Linux/Linux (generic). Check affected ranges and fixed versions before updating.
| Package | Affected range | Fixed version |
|---|---|---|
| Linux/Linuxgeneric | >=29696e0aa413b9d56558731aae3806d7cff48d36 <ae68efdff7a7a42ab251cac79d8713de6f0dbaa0 || >=29696e0aa413b9d56558731aae3806d7cff48d36 <e95f9c408ff8311f75eeabc8acf34a66670d8815 || >=29696e0aa413b9d56558731aae3806d7cff48d36 <64c4dcaeac1dc1030e47883b04a617ca9a4f164e || >=29696e0aa413b9d56558731aae3806d7cff48d36 <34cd2817708aec51ef1a6c007e0d6d5342a025d7 || >=29696e0aa413b9d56558731aae3806d7cff48d36 <6200d947f050efdba4090dfefd8a01981363d954 | ae68efdff7a7a42ab251cac79d8713de6f0dbaa0, e95f9c408ff8311f75eeabc8acf34a66670d8815, 64c4dcaeac1dc1030e47883b04a617ca9a4f164e, 34cd2817708aec51ef1a6c007e0d6d5342a025d7, 6200d947f050efdba4090dfefd8a01981363d954 |
| Linux/Linuxgeneric | 5.18 | Not reported |
Published upstream
Feb 27, 2025
Evidence: source:cvelist:source_dates:source-dates:recordSource modified
Aug 5, 2026
Evidence: source:cvelist:source_dates:source-dates:recordFirst seen by HOL
Aug 5, 2026
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: wifi: wcn36xx: fix channel survey memory allocation size KASAN reported a memory allocation issue in wcn->chan_survey due to incorrect size calculation. This commit uses kcalloc to allocate memory for wcn->chan_survey, ensuring proper initialization and preventing the use of uninitialized values when there are no frames on the channel.
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