Vulnerability · Published May 30, 2024 · Assigned by Linux

CVE-2024-36922wifi: iwlwifi: read txq->read_ptr under lock

High 8.8

In plain English

A high-severity security flaw in Linux from Linux. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.3% (higher than 28% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.

Severity (CVSS 3.1)8.8High
Exploit odds (30 days)0.3%top 71.6% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: wifi: iwlwifi: read txq->read_ptr under lock If we read txq->read_ptr without lock, we can read the same value twice, then obtain the lock, and reclaim from there to two different places, but crucially reclaim the same entry twice, resulting in the WARN_ONCE() a little later. Fix that by reading txq->read_ptr under lock.

Affected packages & fixed versions

EcosystemPackageFixed inAdvisory
AlmaLinux:9bpftool7.3.0-427.31.1.el9_4ALSA-2024:5363
AlmaLinux:9kernel5.14.0-427.31.1.el9_4ALSA-2024:5363
AlmaLinux:9kernel-64k5.14.0-427.31.1.el9_4ALSA-2024:5363
AlmaLinux:9kernel-64k-core5.14.0-427.31.1.el9_4ALSA-2024:5363
AlmaLinux:9kernel-64k-debug5.14.0-427.31.1.el9_4ALSA-2024:5363
AlmaLinux:9kernel-64k-debug-core5.14.0-427.31.1.el9_4ALSA-2024:5363
AlmaLinux:9kernel-64k-debug-devel5.14.0-427.31.1.el9_4ALSA-2024:5363
AlmaLinux:9kernel-64k-debug-devel-matched5.14.0-427.31.1.el9_4ALSA-2024:5363
AlmaLinux:9kernel-64k-debug-modules5.14.0-427.31.1.el9_4ALSA-2024:5363
AlmaLinux:9kernel-64k-debug-modules-core5.14.0-427.31.1.el9_4ALSA-2024:5363
AlmaLinux:9kernel-64k-debug-modules-extra5.14.0-427.31.1.el9_4ALSA-2024:5363
AlmaLinux:9kernel-64k-devel5.14.0-427.31.1.el9_4ALSA-2024:5363
AlmaLinux:9kernel-64k-devel-matched5.14.0-427.31.1.el9_4ALSA-2024:5363
AlmaLinux:9kernel-64k-modules5.14.0-427.31.1.el9_4ALSA-2024:5363
AlmaLinux:9kernel-64k-modules-core5.14.0-427.31.1.el9_4ALSA-2024:5363
AlmaLinux:9kernel-64k-modules-extra5.14.0-427.31.1.el9_4ALSA-2024:5363
AlmaLinux:9kernel-abi-stablelists5.14.0-427.31.1.el9_4ALSA-2024:5363
AlmaLinux:9kernel-core5.14.0-427.31.1.el9_4ALSA-2024:5363
AlmaLinux:9kernel-cross-headers5.14.0-427.31.1.el9_4ALSA-2024:5363
AlmaLinux:9kernel-debug5.14.0-427.31.1.el9_4ALSA-2024:5363
AlmaLinux:9kernel-debug-core5.14.0-427.31.1.el9_4ALSA-2024:5363
AlmaLinux:9kernel-debug-devel5.14.0-427.31.1.el9_4ALSA-2024:5363
AlmaLinux:9kernel-debug-devel-matched5.14.0-427.31.1.el9_4ALSA-2024:5363
AlmaLinux:9kernel-debug-modules5.14.0-427.31.1.el9_4ALSA-2024:5363
AlmaLinux:9kernel-debug-modules-core5.14.0-427.31.1.el9_4ALSA-2024:5363
AlmaLinux:9kernel-debug-modules-extra5.14.0-427.31.1.el9_4ALSA-2024:5363
AlmaLinux:9kernel-debug-uki-virt5.14.0-427.31.1.el9_4ALSA-2024:5363
AlmaLinux:9kernel-devel5.14.0-427.31.1.el9_4ALSA-2024:5363
AlmaLinux:9kernel-devel-matched5.14.0-427.31.1.el9_4ALSA-2024:5363
AlmaLinux:9kernel-doc5.14.0-427.31.1.el9_4ALSA-2024:5363
AlmaLinux:9kernel-headers5.14.0-427.31.1.el9_4ALSA-2024:5363
AlmaLinux:9kernel-modules5.14.0-427.31.1.el9_4ALSA-2024:5363
AlmaLinux:9kernel-modules-core5.14.0-427.31.1.el9_4ALSA-2024:5363
AlmaLinux:9kernel-modules-extra5.14.0-427.31.1.el9_4ALSA-2024:5363
AlmaLinux:9kernel-rt5.14.0-427.31.1.el9_4ALSA-2024:5363
AlmaLinux:9kernel-rt-core5.14.0-427.31.1.el9_4ALSA-2024:5363
AlmaLinux:9kernel-rt-debug5.14.0-427.31.1.el9_4ALSA-2024:5363
AlmaLinux:9kernel-rt-debug-core5.14.0-427.31.1.el9_4ALSA-2024:5363
AlmaLinux:9kernel-rt-debug-devel5.14.0-427.31.1.el9_4ALSA-2024:5363
AlmaLinux:9kernel-rt-debug-modules5.14.0-427.31.1.el9_4ALSA-2024:5363
AlmaLinux:9kernel-rt-debug-modules-core5.14.0-427.31.1.el9_4ALSA-2024:5363
AlmaLinux:9kernel-rt-debug-modules-extra5.14.0-427.31.1.el9_4ALSA-2024:5363
AlmaLinux:9kernel-rt-devel5.14.0-427.31.1.el9_4ALSA-2024:5363
AlmaLinux:9kernel-rt-modules5.14.0-427.31.1.el9_4ALSA-2024:5363
AlmaLinux:9kernel-rt-modules-core5.14.0-427.31.1.el9_4ALSA-2024:5363
AlmaLinux:9kernel-rt-modules-extra5.14.0-427.31.1.el9_4ALSA-2024:5363
AlmaLinux:9kernel-tools5.14.0-427.31.1.el9_4ALSA-2024:5363
AlmaLinux:9kernel-tools-libs5.14.0-427.31.1.el9_4ALSA-2024:5363
AlmaLinux:9kernel-tools-libs-devel5.14.0-427.31.1.el9_4ALSA-2024:5363
AlmaLinux:9kernel-uki-virt5.14.0-427.31.1.el9_4ALSA-2024:5363
AlmaLinux:9kernel-zfcpdump5.14.0-427.31.1.el9_4ALSA-2024:5363
AlmaLinux:9kernel-zfcpdump-core5.14.0-427.31.1.el9_4ALSA-2024:5363
AlmaLinux:9kernel-zfcpdump-devel5.14.0-427.31.1.el9_4ALSA-2024:5363
AlmaLinux:9kernel-zfcpdump-devel-matched5.14.0-427.31.1.el9_4ALSA-2024:5363
AlmaLinux:9kernel-zfcpdump-modules5.14.0-427.31.1.el9_4ALSA-2024:5363
AlmaLinux:9kernel-zfcpdump-modules-core5.14.0-427.31.1.el9_4ALSA-2024:5363
AlmaLinux:9kernel-zfcpdump-modules-extra5.14.0-427.31.1.el9_4ALSA-2024:5363
AlmaLinux:9libperf5.14.0-427.31.1.el9_4ALSA-2024:5363
AlmaLinux:9perf5.14.0-427.31.1.el9_4ALSA-2024:5363
AlmaLinux:9python3-perf5.14.0-427.31.1.el9_4ALSA-2024:5363
AlmaLinux:9rtla5.14.0-427.31.1.el9_4ALSA-2024:5363
AlmaLinux:9rv5.14.0-427.31.1.el9_4ALSA-2024:5363
Debian:12linux6.1.176-1DEBIAN-CVE-2024-36922
Debian:13linux6.8.11-1DEBIAN-CVE-2024-36922
Debian:14linux6.8.11-1DEBIAN-CVE-2024-36922
Rocky Linux:9kernel0:5.14.0-427.31.1.el9_4RLSA-2024:5363
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux5.15.0-186.196USN-8575-1
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux5.15.0-186.196UBUNTU-CVE-2024-36922
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux6.8.0-40.40UBUNTU-CVE-2024-36922
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-allwinner-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-36922
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-aws5.15.0-1112.119USN-8575-2
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-aws5.15.0-1112.119UBUNTU-CVE-2024-36922
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-aws6.8.0-1013.14UBUNTU-CVE-2024-36922
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-aws-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-36922
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-aws-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-36922
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-aws-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-36922
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-aws-6.86.8.0-1013.14~22.04.1UBUNTU-CVE-2024-36922
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure5.15.0-1117.126USN-8575-3
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure5.15.0-1117.126UBUNTU-CVE-2024-36922
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azure6.8.0-1012.14UBUNTU-CVE-2024-36922
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-36922
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-36922
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-36922
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-6.86.8.0-1012.14~22.04.1UBUNTU-CVE-2024-36922
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-fde5.15.0-1117.126USN-8610-1
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-fde5.15.0-1117.126UBUNTU-CVE-2024-36922
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-fde-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-36922
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-fde-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-36922
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gcp5.15.0-1112.122UBUNTU-CVE-2024-36922
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gcp5.15.0-1112.122USN-8575-1
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-gcp6.8.0-1012.13UBUNTU-CVE-2024-36922
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gcp-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-36922
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gcp-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-36922
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gcp-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-36922
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gcp-6.86.8.0-1012.13~22.04.1UBUNTU-CVE-2024-36922
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gke5.15.0-1108.114UBUNTU-CVE-2024-36922
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gke5.15.0-1108.114USN-8575-1
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-gke6.8.0-1008.11UBUNTU-CVE-2024-36922
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gkeop5.15.0-1095.103UBUNTU-CVE-2024-36922
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gkeop5.15.0-1095.103USN-8575-1
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-hwe-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-36922
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-hwe-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-36922
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-hwe-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-36922
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-hwe-6.86.8.0-40.40~22.04.3UBUNTU-CVE-2024-36922
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-ibm5.15.0-1106.110USN-8575-2
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-ibm5.15.0-1106.110UBUNTU-CVE-2024-36922
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-ibm6.8.0-1010.10UBUNTU-CVE-2024-36922
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-ibm-6.86.8.0-1010.10~22.04.1UBUNTU-CVE-2024-36922
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-intel-iot-realtimeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-36922
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-intel-iotg5.15.0-1107.113UBUNTU-CVE-2024-36922
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-intel-iotg5.15.0-1107.113USN-8620-4
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-kvm5.15.0-1104.109USN-8575-1
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-kvm5.15.0-1104.109UBUNTU-CVE-2024-36922
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-lowlatency5.15.0-184.194UBUNTU-CVE-2024-36922
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-lowlatency5.15.0-184.194USN-8575-1
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-lowlatency6.8.0-40.40.1UBUNTU-CVE-2024-36922
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-lowlatency-hwe-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-36922
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-lowlatency-hwe-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-36922
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-lowlatency-hwe-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-36922
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-lowlatency-hwe-6.86.8.0-40.40.1~22.04.1UBUNTU-CVE-2024-36922
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-nvidia5.15.0-1107.108USN-8575-2
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-nvidia5.15.0-1107.108UBUNTU-CVE-2024-36922
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-nvidia6.8.0-1011.11UBUNTU-CVE-2024-36922
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-36922
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-36922
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-6.86.8.0-1011.11~22.04.1UBUNTU-CVE-2024-36922
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-lowlatency6.8.0-1011.11.1UBUNTU-CVE-2024-36922
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-tegra5.15.0-1064.66UBUNTU-CVE-2024-36922
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-tegra5.15.0-1064.66USN-8576-2
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-tegra-igx5.15.0-1053.53UBUNTU-CVE-2024-36922
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-tegra-igx5.15.0-1053.53USN-8576-2
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oem-5.17no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-36922
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oem-6.0no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-36922
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oem-6.1no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-36922
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oem-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-36922
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-oem-6.86.8.0-1010.10UBUNTU-CVE-2024-36922
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oracle5.15.0-1109.115UBUNTU-CVE-2024-36922
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oracle5.15.0-1109.115USN-8575-3
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-oracle6.8.0-1010.10UBUNTU-CVE-2024-36922
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oracle-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-36922
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oracle-6.86.8.0-1010.10~22.04.1UBUNTU-CVE-2024-36922
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-raspi5.15.0-1106.109USN-8668-2
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-raspi5.15.0-1106.109UBUNTU-CVE-2024-36922
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-raspi6.8.0-1009.10UBUNTU-CVE-2024-36922
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-realtimeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-36922
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-riscvno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-36922
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-riscv6.8.0-40.40.1UBUNTU-CVE-2024-36922
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-riscv-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-36922
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-riscv-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-36922
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-riscv-6.86.8.0-40.40.1~22.04.1UBUNTU-CVE-2024-36922
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-starfive-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-36922
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-starfive-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-36922
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-starfive-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-36922
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-xilinx-zynqmp5.15.0-1075.79UBUNTU-CVE-2024-36922
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-xilinx-zynqmp5.15.0-1075.79USN-8575-1

Affected products (as reported)

VendorProductVersions
Linux Linux 7b3e42ea2eadd41cc9d6363a9813b8ba8ab6f0e6 – before f30e8af109818c9db08cbcc46eb9713fe4b530ba7b3e42ea2eadd41cc9d6363a9813b8ba8ab6f0e6 – before aab7b39fcac5f6165f6434bcbb56bb7865d4ad2b7b3e42ea2eadd41cc9d6363a9813b8ba8ab6f0e6 – before b83db8e756dec68a950ed2f056248b1704b3deaa7b3e42ea2eadd41cc9d6363a9813b8ba8ab6f0e6 – before 43d07103df670484cdd26f9588eabef80f69db897b3e42ea2eadd41cc9d6363a9813b8ba8ab6f0e6 – before c2ace6300600c634553657785dfe5ea0ed688ac2
Linux Linux 4.19

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