In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
wifi: mac80211: don't use rate mask for offchannel TX either
Like the commit ab9177d83c04 ("wifi: mac80211: don't use rate mask for scanning"), ignore incorrect settings to avoid no supported rate warning reported by syzbot.
The syzbot did bisect and found cause is commit 9df66d5b9f45 ("cfg80211: fix default HE tx bitrate mask in 2G band"), which however corrects bitmask of HE MCS and recognizes correctly settings of empty legacy rate plus HE MCS rate instead of returning -EINVAL.
As suggestions [1], follow the change of SCAN TX to consider this case of offchannel TX as well.
[1] https://lore.kernel.org/linux-wireless/[email protected]/T/#m2ac2a6d2be06a37c9c47a3d8a44b4f647ed4f024
CVSS Details
- CVSS 3.1 Base Score: 3.3
- CVSS 3.1 Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L)
Covered by Rapid7
| Product | Vendor Advisory | Solution File | Added | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | — | Upgrade linux-6.1Upgrade linux | Nov 11, 2024 | Oct 21, 2024 |
| Redhat_linux | — | Upgrade kernelNo solution existsUpgrade kernel-rt | May 15, 2025 | Oct 21, 2024 |
| Ubuntu | — | Upgrade linux-image-nvidia-64k-6.8Upgrade linux-image-oem-22.04dUpgrade linux-image-nvidiaUpgrade linux-image-6.11.0-1008-raspiUpgrade linux-image-6.11.0-1009-awsUpgrade linux-image-nvidia-64k-hwe-22.04Upgrade linux-image-generic-64k-hwe-22.04Upgrade linux-image-nvidia-hwe-22.04Upgrade linux-image-generic-lpaeUpgrade linux-image-6.11.0-1009-azure-fdeUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1022-nvidia-lowlatencyUpgrade linux-image-raspiUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1022-nvidiaUpgrade linux-image-oem-22.04Upgrade linux-image-gcp-64k-lts-24.04Upgrade linux-image-nvidia-lowlatency-64kUpgrade linux-image-oracle-lts-24.04Upgrade linux-image-6.8.0-57-genericUpgrade linux-image-realtime-hwe-24.04Upgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1020-oracleUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1023-awsUpgrade linux-image-nvidia-lowlatencyUpgrade linux-image-realtimeUpgrade linux-image-lowlatency-hwe-22.04Upgrade linux-image-gkeopUpgrade linux-image-generic-64kUpgrade linux-image-6.11.0-1010-lowlatency-64kUpgrade linux-image-lowlatency-64kUpgrade linux-image-gcp-64kUpgrade linux-image-nvidia-6.8Upgrade linux-image-oem-24.04Upgrade linux-image-generic-64k-hwe-24.04Upgrade linux-image-oracle-64k-lts-24.04Upgrade linux-image-genericUpgrade linux-image-6.11.0-18-generic-64kUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1020-oracle-64kUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1025-azureUpgrade linux-image-gkeUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1025-azure-fdeUpgrade linux-image-azureUpgrade linux-image-6.11.0-18-genericUpgrade linux-image-oem-22.04bUpgrade linux-image-virtual-hwe-22.04Upgrade linux-image-6.11.0-1011-oracleUpgrade linux-image-lowlatencyUpgrade linux-image-6.11.0-1011-oracle-64kUpgrade linux-image-gcpUpgrade linux-image-azure-fde-lts-24.04Upgrade linux-image-6.8.0-57-generic-64kUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1014-azure-nvidiaUpgrade linux-image-oem-24.04bUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1019-raspiUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1022-ibmUpgrade linux-image-azure-nvidiaUpgrade linux-image-6.11.0-1015-oemUpgrade linux-image-oracleUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1022-nvidia-64kUpgrade linux-image-ibm-lts-24.04Upgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1022-nvidia-lowlatency-64kUpgrade linux-image-azure-fdeUpgrade linux-image-virtualUpgrade linux-image-generic-hwe-22.04Upgrade linux-image-nvidia-64kUpgrade linux-image-6.11.0-1005-realtimeUpgrade linux-image-awsUpgrade linux-image-aws-lts-24.04Upgrade linux-image-oracle-64kUpgrade linux-image-oem-24.04aUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-54-lowlatency-64kUpgrade linux-image-kvmUpgrade linux-image-6.11.0-1009-gcpUpgrade linux-image-oem-22.04aUpgrade linux-image-gkeop-6.8Upgrade linux-image-gcp-lts-24.04Upgrade linux-image-lowlatency-64k-hwe-22.04Upgrade linux-image-ibm-classicUpgrade linux-image-generic-hwe-24.04Upgrade linux-image-azure-lts-24.04Upgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1024-gcp-64kUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1024-oemUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1019-gkeUpgrade linux-image-ibmUpgrade linux-image-6.11.0-1009-azureUpgrade linux-image-virtual-hwe-24.04Upgrade linux-image-6.8.0-54-genericUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1006-gkeopUpgrade linux-image-oem-22.04cUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1024-gcpUpgrade linux-image-6.11.0-1010-lowlatencyUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-54-lowlatencyUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-54-generic-64k | Feb 20, 2025 | Oct 21, 2024 |
| Vmware Photon_os | — | Use 'tdnf update' to upgrade all packages to the latest version. | Oct 9, 2025 | Oct 21, 2024 |
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