CVE-2024-47673

5.5 · MEDIUM

Published Oct 9, 2024 linux EPSS 0.21% (11th pctl) CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Overview

CVE-2024-47673 is a medium-severity vulnerability affecting linux linux_kernel. It was published on October 9, 2024 and has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 5.5 (MEDIUM).

This vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 5.5, rated MEDIUM. It requires local or adjacent network access to exploit. Some level of privileges is required for exploitation.

Technical Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

wifi: iwlwifi: mvm: pause TCM when the firmware is stopped

Not doing so will make us send a host command to the transport while the

firmware is not alive, which will trigger a WARNING.

bad state = 0

WARNING: CPU: 2 PID: 17434 at drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/iwl-trans.c:115 iwl_trans_send_cmd+0x1cb/0x1e0 [iwlwifi]

RIP: 0010:iwl_trans_send_cmd+0x1cb/0x1e0 [iwlwifi]

Call Trace:

<TASK>

iwl_mvm_send_cmd+0x40/0xc0 [iwlmvm]

iwl_mvm_config_scan+0x198/0x260 [iwlmvm]

iwl_mvm_recalc_tcm+0x730/0x11d0 [iwlmvm]

iwl_mvm_tcm_work+0x1d/0x30 [iwlmvm]

process_one_work+0x29e/0x640

worker_thread+0x2df/0x690

? rescuer_thread+0x540/0x540

kthread+0x192/0x1e0

? set_kthread_struct+0x90/0x90

ret_from_fork+0x22/0x30

Remediation

Check the references section for vendor advisories and patches from linux. Update linux_kernel to the latest patched version. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

Affected Products

Vendor	Product	Versions	Status
linux	linux_kernel	>= 0, < 6.1.112	Affected

References

Ref git.kernel.org/stable/c/0668ebc8c2282ca1e7eb96092a347baefffb5fe7 Ref git.kernel.org/stable/c/2c61b561baf92a2860c76c2302a62169e22c21cc Ref git.kernel.org/stable/c/55086c97a55d781b04a2667401c75ffde190135c Ref git.kernel.org/stable/c/5948a191906b54e10f02f6b7a7670243a39f99f4 Ref git.kernel.org/stable/c/a15df5f37fa3a8b7a8ec7a339d1e897bc524e28f Ref lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/01/msg00001.html

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2024-47673?

CVE-2024-47673 is a medium-severity vulnerability affecting linux linux_kernel. It was published on October 9, 2024 and has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 5.5 (MEDIUM).

How severe is CVE-2024-47673?

This vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 5.5, rated MEDIUM. It requires local or adjacent network access to exploit. Some level of privileges is required for exploitation.

How do I fix or remediate CVE-2024-47673?

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