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HistoryAug 21, 2024 - 12:00 a.m.

CVE-2024-43879

2024-08-2100:00:00
ubuntu.com
ubuntu.com
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linux kernel wifi
vulnerability resolved
2x996 ru allocation.

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