In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
wifi: iwlwifi: mvm: fix 6 GHz scan construction
If more than 255 colocated APs exist for the set of all APs found during 2.4/5 GHz scanning, then the 6 GHz scan construction will loop forever since the loop variable has type u8, which can never reach the number found when that's bigger than 255, and is stored in a u32 variable. Also move it into the loops to have a smaller scope.
Using a u32 there is fine, we limit the number of APs in the scan list and each has a limit on the number of RNR entries due to the frame size. With a limit of 1000 scan results, a frame size upper bound of 4096 (really it's more like ~2300) and a TBTT entry size of at least 11, we get an upper bound for the number of ~372k, well in the bounds of a u32.
CVSS Details
- CVSS 3.1 Base Score: 5.5
- CVSS 3.1 Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H)
Covered by Rapid7
| Product | Vendor Advisory | Solution File | Added | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | — | Upgrade linuxUpgrade linux-6.1 | Dec 2, 2024 | Nov 19, 2024 |
| Redhat_linux | — | No solution existsUpgrade kernelUpgrade kernel-rt | May 15, 2025 | Nov 19, 2024 |
| Ubuntu | — | Upgrade linux-image-5.15.0-133-lowlatencyUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-2023-raspi-realtimeUpgrade linux-image-5.15.0-1078-awsUpgrade linux-image-realtimeUpgrade linux-image-raspi-nolpaeUpgrade linux-image-5.15.0-1044-xilinx-zynqmpUpgrade linux-image-nvidia-tegra-igxUpgrade linux-image-5.15.0-133-lowlatency-64kUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1024-oracle-64kUpgrade linux-image-lowlatency-64k-hwe-20.04Upgrade linux-image-virtualUpgrade linux-image-5.15.0-1075-oracleUpgrade linux-image-5.15.0-134-genericUpgrade linux-image-5.15.0-1060-gkeopUpgrade linux-image-gkeop-5.15Upgrade linux-image-nvidia-hwe-22.04Upgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1026-nvidia-64kUpgrade linux-image-5.15.0-1074-ibmUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1028-gcp-64kUpgrade linux-image-oem-22.04dUpgrade linux-image-5.15.0-1075-gkeUpgrade linux-image-5.15.0-1072-nvidia-lowlatencyUpgrade linux-image-oracle-lts-22.04Upgrade linux-image-oracle-64k-lts-24.04Upgrade linux-image-ibm-lts-24.04Upgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1027-awsUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-58-genericUpgrade linux-image-5.15.0-134-generic-64kUpgrade linux-image-5.15.0-1081-azureUpgrade linux-image-5.15.0-1077-gcpUpgrade linux-image-6.11.0-1010-lowlatency-64kUpgrade linux-image-generic-hwe-20.04Upgrade linux-image-oem-24.04bUpgrade linux-image-aws-lts-24.04Upgrade linux-image-6.11.0-1009-awsUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-58-generic-64kUpgrade linux-image-oem-20.04dUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1023-gkeUpgrade linux-image-nvidia-64k-6.8Upgrade linux-image-6.11.0-1008-raspiUpgrade linux-image-6.11.0-1011-oracleUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1010-gkeopUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1014-azure-nvidiaUpgrade linux-image-6.11.0-1009-gcpUpgrade linux-image-6.11.0-1005-realtimeUpgrade linux-image-5.15.0-1072-nvidiaUpgrade linux-image-5.15.0-1070-ibmUpgrade linux-image-generic-64k-hwe-24.04Upgrade linux-image-generic-hwe-22.04Upgrade linux-image-lowlatency-hwe-22.04Upgrade linux-image-awsUpgrade linux-image-nvidia-lowlatencyUpgrade linux-image-azure-fdeUpgrade 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linux-image-oem-20.04bUpgrade linux-image-virtual-hwe-24.04Upgrade linux-image-oracle-lts-24.04Upgrade linux-image-generic-64k-hwe-20.04Upgrade linux-image-5.15.0-1021-nvidia-tegra-igx-rtUpgrade linux-image-5.15.0-133-genericUpgrade linux-image-lowlatency-64k-hwe-22.04Upgrade linux-image-5.15.0-133-generic-lpaeUpgrade linux-image-gkeUpgrade linux-image-6.11.0-1009-azureUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1026-oemUpgrade linux-image-oem-24.04Upgrade linux-image-gcpUpgrade linux-image-azure-lts-22.04Upgrade linux-image-gcp-64k-lts-24.04Upgrade linux-image-6.8.0-58-lowlatencyUpgrade linux-image-6.11.0-18-genericUpgrade linux-image-6.11.0-1010-lowlatencyUpgrade linux-image-5.15.0-1033-nvidia-tegra-rtUpgrade linux-image-raspi-realtimeUpgrade linux-image-raspiUpgrade linux-image-nvidiaUpgrade linux-image-oem-22.04aUpgrade linux-image-6.11.0-1009-azure-fdeUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1024-ibmUpgrade linux-image-generic-lpaeUpgrade linux-image-5.15.0-1081-azure-fdeUpgrade linux-image-lowlatencyUpgrade linux-image-oem-20.04cUpgrade linux-image-virtual-hwe-20.04Upgrade linux-image-gkeopUpgrade linux-image-5.15.0-1076-kvmUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1024-oracleUpgrade linux-image-5.15.0-1073-intel-iotgUpgrade linux-image-genericUpgrade linux-image-5.15.0-1080-awsUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1027-azure-fdeUpgrade linux-image-ibmUpgrade linux-image-virtual-hwe-22.04Upgrade linux-image-nvidia-64kUpgrade linux-image-nvidia-64k-hwe-22.04Upgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1026-nvidiaUpgrade linux-image-lowlatency-hwe-20.04Upgrade linux-image-xilinx-zynqmpUpgrade linux-image-generic-64k-hwe-22.04Upgrade linux-image-5.15.0-133-generic-64kUpgrade linux-image-6.11.0-18-generic-64kUpgrade linux-image-nvidia-tegra-igx-rtUpgrade linux-image-lowlatency-64kUpgrade linux-image-gkeop-6.8Upgrade linux-image-oracle-64kUpgrade linux-image-oem-22.04cUpgrade linux-image-6.8.1-1020-realtimeUpgrade linux-image-gke-5.15Upgrade linux-image-5.15.0-1072-raspiUpgrade linux-image-azure-nvidiaUpgrade linux-image-nvidia-tegraUpgrade linux-image-generic-64kUpgrade linux-image-6.11.0-1015-oemUpgrade linux-image-gcp-64kUpgrade linux-image-realtime-hwe-24.04Upgrade linux-image-oem-22.04Upgrade linux-image-nvidia-6.8Upgrade linux-image-azure-fde-lts-22.04Upgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1026-nvidia-lowlatency-64k | Feb 20, 2025 | Nov 19, 2024 |
| Vmware Photon_os | — | Use 'tdnf update' to upgrade all packages to the latest version. | Oct 13, 2025 | Nov 19, 2024 |
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