Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Jul 29, 2024· Updated Jan 5, 2026
wifi: cfg80211: wext: add extra SIOCSIWSCAN data check
CVE-2024-41072
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
wifi: cfg80211: wext: add extra SIOCSIWSCAN data check
In 'cfg80211_wext_siwscan()', add extra check whether number of channels passed via 'ioctl(sock, SIOCSIWSCAN, ...)' doesn't exceed IW_MAX_FREQUENCIES and reject invalid request with -EINVAL otherwise.
Affected products
120- osv-coords119 versionspkg:rpm/opensuse/dtb-aarch64&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.5pkg:rpm/opensuse/dtb-aarch64&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.6pkg:rpm/opensuse/kernel-64kb&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.5pkg:rpm/opensuse/kernel-64kb&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.6pkg:rpm/opensuse/kernel-azure&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.5pkg:rpm/opensuse/kernel-azure&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.6pkg:rpm/opensuse/kernel-debug&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.5pkg:rpm/opensuse/kernel-debug&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.6pkg:rpm/opensuse/kernel-default-base&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.5pkg:rpm/opensuse/kernel-default-base&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.6pkg:rpm/opensuse/kernel-default-base&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%20Micro%205.5pkg:rpm/opensuse/kernel-default&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.5pkg:rpm/opensuse/kernel-default&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.6pkg:rpm/opensuse/kernel-default&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%20Micro%205.5pkg:rpm/opensuse/kernel-docs&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.5pkg:rpm/opensuse/kernel-docs&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.6pkg:rpm/opensuse/kernel-kvmsmall&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.5pkg:rpm/opensuse/kernel-kvmsmall&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.6pkg:rpm/opensuse/kernel-obs-build&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.5pkg:rpm/opensuse/kernel-obs-build&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.6pkg:rpm/opensuse/kernel-obs-qa&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.5pkg:rpm/opensuse/kernel-obs-qa&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.6pkg:rpm/opensuse/kernel-rt_debug&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.5pkg:rpm/opensuse/kernel-rt_debug&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.6pkg:rpm/opensuse/kernel-rt&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.5pkg:rpm/opensuse/kernel-rt&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.6pkg:rpm/opensuse/kernel-rt&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%20Micro%205.5pkg:rpm/opensuse/kernel-source-azure&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.5pkg:rpm/opensuse/kernel-source-azure&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.6pkg:rpm/opensuse/kernel-source&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.5pkg:rpm/opensuse/kernel-source&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.6pkg:rpm/opensuse/kernel-source-rt&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.5pkg:rpm/opensuse/kernel-source-rt&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.6pkg:rpm/opensuse/kernel-syms-azure&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.5pkg:rpm/opensuse/kernel-syms-azure&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.6pkg:rpm/opensuse/kernel-syms&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.5pkg:rpm/opensuse/kernel-syms&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.6pkg:rpm/opensuse/kernel-syms-rt&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.5pkg:rpm/opensuse/kernel-syms-rt&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.6pkg:rpm/opensuse/kernel-zfcpdump&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.5pkg:rpm/opensuse/kernel-zfcpdump&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.6pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-64kb&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Basesystem%2015%20SP5pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-64kb&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Basesystem%2015%20SP6pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-azure&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Public%20Cloud%2015%20SP5pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-azure&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Public%20Cloud%2015%20SP6pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-azure&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2012%20SP5pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-azure&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20Applications%2012%20SP5pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-default-base&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Micro%205.5pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-default-base&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Basesystem%2015%20SP5pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-default-base&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Basesystem%2015%20SP6pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-default-base&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Micro%206.0pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-default&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20High%20Availability%20Extension%2012%20SP5pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-default&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20High%20Availability%20Extension%2015%20SP5pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-default&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20High%20Availability%20Extension%2015%20SP6pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-default&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Live%20Patching%2012%20SP5pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-default&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Live%20Patching%2015%20SP5pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-default&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Live%20Patching%2015%20SP6pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-default&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Micro%205.5pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-default&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Basesystem%2015%20SP5pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-default&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Basesystem%2015%20SP6pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-default&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Legacy%2015%20SP5pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-default&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Legacy%2015%20SP6pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-default&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2012%20SP5pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-default&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20Applications%2012%20SP5pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-default&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Workstation%20Extension%2012%20SP5pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-default&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Workstation%20Extension%2015%20SP5pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-default&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Workstation%20Extension%2015%20SP6pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-default&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Micro%206.0pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-docs&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Development%20Tools%2015%20SP5pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-docs&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Development%20Tools%2015%20SP6pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-docs&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Software%20Development%20Kit%2012%20SP5pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-kvmsmall&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Micro%206.0pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-livepatch-MICRO-6-0-RT_Update_2&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Micro%206.0pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-livepatch-MICRO-6-0_Update_2&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Micro%206.0pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP5-RT_Update_18&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Live%20Patching%2015%20SP5pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP5_Update_17&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Live%20Patching%2015%20SP5pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP6-RT_Update_2&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Live%20Patching%2015%20SP6pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP6_Update_4&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Live%20Patching%2015%20SP6pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-obs-build&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Development%20Tools%2015%20SP5pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-obs-build&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Development%20Tools%2015%20SP6pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-obs-build&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Software%20Development%20Kit%2012%20SP5pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-rt_debug&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Real%20Time%2012%20SP5pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-rt_debug&distro=SUSE%20Real%20Time%20Module%2015%20SP5pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-rt_debug&distro=SUSE%20Real%20Time%20Module%2015%20SP6pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-rt&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Micro%205.5pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-rt&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Real%20Time%2012%20SP5pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-rt&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Micro%206.0pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-rt&distro=SUSE%20Real%20Time%20Module%2015%20SP5pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-rt&distro=SUSE%20Real%20Time%20Module%2015%20SP6pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-source-azure&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Public%20Cloud%2015%20SP5pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-source-azure&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Public%20Cloud%2015%20SP6pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-source-azure&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2012%20SP5pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-source-azure&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20Applications%2012%20SP5pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-source&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Basesystem%2015%20SP5pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-source&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Basesystem%2015%20SP6pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-source&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Development%20Tools%2015%20SP5pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-source&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Development%20Tools%2015%20SP6pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-source&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2012%20SP5pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-source&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20Applications%2012%20SP5pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-source&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Micro%206.0pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-source-rt&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Micro%205.5pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-source-rt&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Real%20Time%2012%20SP5pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-source-rt&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Micro%206.0pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-source-rt&distro=SUSE%20Real%20Time%20Module%2015%20SP5pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-source-rt&distro=SUSE%20Real%20Time%20Module%2015%20SP6pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-syms-azure&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Public%20Cloud%2015%20SP5pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-syms-azure&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Public%20Cloud%2015%20SP6pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-syms-azure&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2012%20SP5pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-syms-azure&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20Applications%2012%20SP5pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-syms&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Development%20Tools%2015%20SP5pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-syms&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Development%20Tools%2015%20SP6pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-syms&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2012%20SP5pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-syms&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20Applications%2012%20SP5pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-syms-rt&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Real%20Time%2012%20SP5pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-syms-rt&distro=SUSE%20Real%20Time%20Module%2015%20SP5pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-syms-rt&distro=SUSE%20Real%20Time%20Module%2015%20SP6pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-zfcpdump&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Basesystem%2015%20SP5pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-zfcpdump&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Basesystem%2015%20SP6pkg:rpm/suse/kgraft-patch-SLE12-SP5_Update_59&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Live%20Patching%2012%20SP5
< 5.14.21-150500.55.73.1+ 118 more
- (no CPE)range: < 5.14.21-150500.55.73.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150600.23.22.1
- (no CPE)range: < 5.14.21-150500.55.73.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150600.23.22.1
- (no CPE)range: < 5.14.21-150500.33.63.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150600.8.11.1
- (no CPE)range: < 5.14.21-150500.55.73.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150600.23.22.1
- (no CPE)range: < 5.14.21-150500.55.73.1.150500.6.33.8
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150600.23.22.1.150600.12.8.3
- (no CPE)range: < 5.14.21-150500.55.73.1.150500.6.33.8
- (no CPE)range: < 5.14.21-150500.55.73.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150600.23.22.1
- (no CPE)range: < 5.14.21-150500.55.73.1
- (no CPE)range: < 5.14.21-150500.55.73.2
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150600.23.22.1
- (no CPE)range: < 5.14.21-150500.55.73.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150600.23.22.1
- (no CPE)range: < 5.14.21-150500.55.73.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150600.23.22.1
- (no CPE)range: < 5.14.21-150500.55.73.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150600.23.22.1
- (no CPE)range: < 5.14.21-150500.13.64.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150600.10.8.3
- (no CPE)range: < 5.14.21-150500.13.64.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150600.10.8.3
- (no CPE)range: < 5.14.21-150500.13.64.1
- (no CPE)range: < 5.14.21-150500.33.63.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150600.8.11.1
- (no CPE)range: < 5.14.21-150500.55.73.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150600.23.22.1
- (no CPE)range: < 5.14.21-150500.13.64.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150600.10.8.3
- (no CPE)range: < 5.14.21-150500.33.63.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150600.8.11.1
- (no CPE)range: < 5.14.21-150500.55.73.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150600.23.22.1
- (no CPE)range: < 5.14.21-150500.13.64.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150600.10.8.1
- (no CPE)range: < 5.14.21-150500.55.73.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150600.23.22.1
- (no CPE)range: < 5.14.21-150500.55.73.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150600.23.22.1
- (no CPE)range: < 5.14.21-150500.33.63.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150600.8.11.1
- (no CPE)range: < 4.12.14-16.194.1
- (no CPE)range: < 4.12.14-16.194.1
- (no CPE)range: < 5.14.21-150500.55.73.1.150500.6.33.8
- (no CPE)range: < 5.14.21-150500.55.73.1.150500.6.33.8
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150600.23.22.1.150600.12.8.3
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-17.1.1.51
- (no CPE)range: < 4.12.14-122.225.1
- (no CPE)range: < 5.14.21-150500.55.73.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150600.23.22.1
- (no CPE)range: < 4.12.14-122.225.1
- (no CPE)range: < 5.14.21-150500.55.73.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150600.23.22.1
- (no CPE)range: < 5.14.21-150500.55.73.1
- (no CPE)range: < 5.14.21-150500.55.73.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150600.23.22.1
- (no CPE)range: < 5.14.21-150500.55.73.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150600.23.22.1
- (no CPE)range: < 4.12.14-122.225.1
- (no CPE)range: < 4.12.14-122.225.1
- (no CPE)range: < 4.12.14-122.225.1
- (no CPE)range: < 5.14.21-150500.55.73.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150600.23.22.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-19.1
- (no CPE)range: < 5.14.21-150500.55.73.2
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150600.23.22.1
- (no CPE)range: < 4.12.14-122.225.2
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-19.1
- (no CPE)range: < 1-1.1
- (no CPE)range: < 1-1.1
- (no CPE)range: < 1-150500.11.3.1
- (no CPE)range: < 1-150500.11.3.1
- (no CPE)range: < 1-150600.1.3.2
- (no CPE)range: < 1-150600.13.3.3
- (no CPE)range: < 5.14.21-150500.55.73.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150600.23.22.1
- (no CPE)range: < 4.12.14-122.225.1
- (no CPE)range: < 4.12.14-10.197.1
- (no CPE)range: < 5.14.21-150500.13.64.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150600.10.8.3
- (no CPE)range: < 5.14.21-150500.13.64.1
- (no CPE)range: < 4.12.14-10.197.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-10.1
- (no CPE)range: < 5.14.21-150500.13.64.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150600.10.8.3
- (no CPE)range: < 5.14.21-150500.33.63.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150600.8.11.1
- (no CPE)range: < 4.12.14-16.194.1
- (no CPE)range: < 4.12.14-16.194.1
- (no CPE)range: < 5.14.21-150500.55.73.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150600.23.22.1
- (no CPE)range: < 5.14.21-150500.55.73.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150600.23.22.1
- (no CPE)range: < 4.12.14-122.225.1
- (no CPE)range: < 4.12.14-122.225.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-19.1
- (no CPE)range: < 5.14.21-150500.13.64.1
- (no CPE)range: < 4.12.14-10.197.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-10.1
- (no CPE)range: < 5.14.21-150500.13.64.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150600.10.8.3
- (no CPE)range: < 5.14.21-150500.33.63.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150600.8.11.1
- (no CPE)range: < 4.12.14-16.194.1
- (no CPE)range: < 4.12.14-16.194.1
- (no CPE)range: < 5.14.21-150500.55.73.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150600.23.22.1
- (no CPE)range: < 4.12.14-122.225.1
- (no CPE)range: < 4.12.14-122.225.1
- (no CPE)range: < 4.12.14-10.197.1
- (no CPE)range: < 5.14.21-150500.13.64.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150600.10.8.1
- (no CPE)range: < 5.14.21-150500.55.73.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150600.23.22.1
- (no CPE)range: < 1-8.3.1
Patches
86ef09cdc5ba035cee10ccaeefe9644efd867001120ff0c9ea43cc05585306295bad58f98de5fcf757e33b02ba9a0b55bVulnerability mechanics
Generated on May 9, 2026. Inputs: CWE entries + fix-commit diffs from this CVE's patches. Citations validated against bundle.
References
8- git.kernel.org/stable/c/001120ff0c9e3557dee9b5ee0d358e0fc189996fmitre
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/35cee10ccaee5bd451a480521bbc25dc9f07fa5bmitre
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/6295bad58f988eaafcf0e6f8b198a580398acb3bmitre
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/6ef09cdc5ba0f93826c09d810c141a8d103a80fcmitre
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/a43cc0558530b6c065976b6b9246f512f8d3593bmitre
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/b02ba9a0b55b762bd04743a22f3d9f9645005e79mitre
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/de5fcf757e33596eed32de170ce5a93fa44dd2acmitre
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/fe9644efd86704afe50e56b64b609de340ab7c95mitre
News mentions
0No linked articles in our index yet.