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HistoryAug 21, 2024 - 7:11 p.m.

CVE-2024-43879

2024-08-2119:11:25
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linux kernel
vulnerability
cve-2024-43879
wifi
cfg80211
invalid he mcs
warning

AI Score

7.2

Confidence

Low

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: wifi: cfg80211: handle 2x996 RU allocation in cfg80211_calculate_bitrate_he() Currently NL80211_RATE_INFO_HE_RU_ALLOC_2x996 is not handled in cfg80211_calculate_bitrate_he(), leading to below warning: kernel: invalid HE MCS: bw:6, ru:6 kernel: WARNING: CPU: 0 PID: 2312 at net/wireless/util.c:1501 cfg80211_calculate_bitrate_he+0x22b/0x270 [cfg80211] Fix it by handling 2x996 RU allocation in the same way as 160 MHz bandwidth.

AI Score

7.2

Confidence

Low