SB20241022240 - Race condition in Linux kernel mediatek mt76 driver
Published: October 22, 2024 Updated: May 12, 2025
Security Bulletin ID
SB20241022240
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Local access
Highest impact
Code execution
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Race condition (CVE-ID: CVE-2024-47715)
The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.
The vulnerability exists due to a race condition within the EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL() function in drivers/net/wireless/mediatek/mt76/mac80211.c. A local user can escalate privileges on the system.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.
References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/818dd118f4a997f8b4fe9c010b22402d410a2424
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7c128f3ff0be5802aef66f332e4bba6afe98735e
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a94d2bd111b39f0c2c7fcbfbf8276ab98c3b8353
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/862bf7cbd772c2bad570ef0c5b5556a1330656dd
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.10.13
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.11.2
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.12
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.6.54