CVE Published: 21/10/2024 |
CVE Updated: 19/11/2024 |
CVE Year: 2024 Source: Linux |
Vendor: Linux |
Product: Linux Status : PUBLISHED
CVE-2024-49937 Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
wifi: cfg80211: Set correct chandef when starting CAC
When starting CAC in a mode other than AP mode, it return a
"WARNING: CPU: 0 PID: 63 at cfg80211_chandef_dfs_usable+0x20/0xaf [cfg80211]"
caused by the chandef.chan being null at the end of CAC.
Solution: Ensure the channel definition is set for the different modes
when starting CAC to avoid getting a NULL \'chan\' at the end of CAC.
Call Trace:
? show_regs.part.0+0x14/0x16
? __warn+0x67/0xc0
? cfg80211_chandef_dfs_usable+0x20/0xaf [cfg80211]
? report_bug+0xa7/0x130
? exc_overflow+0x30/0x30
? handle_bug+0x27/0x50
? exc_invalid_op+0x18/0x60
? handle_exception+0xf6/0xf6
? exc_overflow+0x30/0x30
? cfg80211_chandef_dfs_usable+0x20/0xaf [cfg80211]
? exc_overflow+0x30/0x30
? cfg80211_chandef_dfs_usable+0x20/0xaf [cfg80211]
? regulatory_propagate_dfs_state.cold+0x1b/0x4c [cfg80211]
? cfg80211_propagate_cac_done_wk+0x1a/0x30 [cfg80211]
? process_one_work+0x165/0x280
? worker_thread+0x120/0x3f0
? kthread+0xc2/0xf0
? process_one_work+0x280/0x280
? kthread_complete_and_exit+0x20/0x20
? ret_from_fork+0x19/0x24
[shorten subject, remove OCB, reorder cases to match previous list]