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Vulnerability · Published Oct 21, 2024 · Assigned by Linux

CVE-2024-50008wifi: mwifiex: Fix memcpy() field-spanning write warning in mwifiex_cmd_802_11_scan_ext()

Medium 5.5

In plain English

A medium-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 0.2% (higher than 16% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.

Severity (CVSS NVD)5.5Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)0.2%top 83.9% 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: mwifiex: Fix memcpy() field-spanning write warning in mwifiex_cmd_802_11_scan_ext() Replace one-element array with a flexible-array member in `struct host_cmd_ds_802_11_scan_ext`. With this, fix the following warning: elo 16 17:51:58 surfacebook kernel: ------------[ cut here ]------------ elo 16 17:51:58 surfacebook kernel: memcpy: detected field-spanning write (size 243) of single field "ext_scan->tlv_buffer" at drivers/net/wireless/marvell/mwifiex/scan.c:2239 (size 1) elo 16 17:51:58 surfacebook kernel: WARNING: CPU: 0 PID: 498 at drivers/net/wireless/marvell/mwifiex/scan.c:2239 mwifiex_cmd_802_11_scan_ext+0x83/0x90 [mwifiex]

Affected packages & fixed versions

EcosystemPackageFixed inAdvisory
Debian:12linux6.1.115-1DEBIAN-CVE-2024-50008
Debian:13linux6.11.4-1DEBIAN-CVE-2024-50008
Debian:14linux6.11.4-1DEBIAN-CVE-2024-50008
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux5.15.0-127.137UBUNTU-CVE-2024-50008
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux6.8.0-54.56UBUNTU-CVE-2024-50008
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-allwinner-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-50008
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-aws5.15.0-1073.79UBUNTU-CVE-2024-50008
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-aws6.8.0-1023.25UBUNTU-CVE-2024-50008
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-aws-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-50008
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-aws-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-50008
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-aws-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-50008
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-aws-6.86.8.0-1023.25~22.04.1UBUNTU-CVE-2024-50008
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure5.15.0-1078.87UBUNTU-CVE-2024-50008
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azure6.8.0-1025.30UBUNTU-CVE-2024-50008
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-50008
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azure-6.116.11.0-1012.12~24.04.1UBUNTU-CVE-2024-50008
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-50008
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-50008
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-6.86.8.0-1025.30~22.04.1UBUNTU-CVE-2024-50008
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-fde5.15.0-1078.87.1UBUNTU-CVE-2024-50008
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-fde-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-50008
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-fde-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-50008
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azure-nvidia6.8.0-1014.15UBUNTU-CVE-2024-50008
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gcp5.15.0-1072.80UBUNTU-CVE-2024-50008
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-gcp6.8.0-1024.26UBUNTU-CVE-2024-50008
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gcp-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-50008
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-gcp-6.116.11.0-1011.11~24.04.1UBUNTU-CVE-2024-50008
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gcp-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-50008
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gcp-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-50008
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gcp-6.86.8.0-1024.26~22.04.1UBUNTU-CVE-2024-50008
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gke5.15.0-1070.76UBUNTU-CVE-2024-50008
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-gke6.8.0-1019.23UBUNTU-CVE-2024-50008
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gkeop5.15.0-1056.63UBUNTU-CVE-2024-50008
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-gkeop6.8.0-1006.8UBUNTU-CVE-2024-50008
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-hwe-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-50008
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-hwe-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-50008
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-hwe-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-50008
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-hwe-6.86.8.0-57.59~22.04.1UBUNTU-CVE-2024-50008
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-ibm5.15.0-1066.69UBUNTU-CVE-2024-50008
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-ibm6.8.0-1022.22UBUNTU-CVE-2024-50008
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-ibm-6.86.8.0-1023.23~22.04.1UBUNTU-CVE-2024-50008
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-intel-iotg5.15.0-1071.77UBUNTU-CVE-2024-50008
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-kvm5.15.0-1070.75UBUNTU-CVE-2024-50008
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-lowlatency5.15.0-127.137UBUNTU-CVE-2024-50008
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-lowlatency6.8.0-54.56.1UBUNTU-CVE-2024-50008
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-lowlatency-hwe-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-50008
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-lowlatency-hwe-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-50008
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-lowlatency-hwe-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-50008
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-lowlatency-hwe-6.86.8.0-54.56.1~22.04.1UBUNTU-CVE-2024-50008
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-nvidia5.15.0-1068.69UBUNTU-CVE-2024-50008
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-nvidia6.8.0-1022.25UBUNTU-CVE-2024-50008
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-6.116.11.0-1007.7UBUNTU-CVE-2024-50008
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-50008
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-50008
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-6.86.8.0-1022.25~22.04.2UBUNTU-CVE-2024-50008
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-lowlatency6.8.0-1022.25.2UBUNTU-CVE-2024-50008
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-tegra5.15.0-1032.32UBUNTU-CVE-2024-50008
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-tegra-igx5.15.0-1020.20UBUNTU-CVE-2024-50008
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oem-5.17no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-50008
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oem-6.0no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-50008
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oem-6.1no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-50008
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-oem-6.116.11.0-1015.15UBUNTU-CVE-2024-50008
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oem-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-50008
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-oem-6.86.8.0-1024.24UBUNTU-CVE-2024-50008
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oracle5.15.0-1071.77UBUNTU-CVE-2024-50008
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-oracle6.8.0-1020.21UBUNTU-CVE-2024-50008
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oracle-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-50008
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oracle-6.86.8.0-1020.21~22.04.1UBUNTU-CVE-2024-50008
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-raspi5.15.0-1066.69UBUNTU-CVE-2024-50008
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-raspi6.8.0-1019.23UBUNTU-CVE-2024-50008
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-realtimeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-50008
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-realtimeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-50008
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-riscvno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-50008
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-riscv6.8.0-53.55.1UBUNTU-CVE-2024-50008
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-riscv-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-50008
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-riscv-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-50008
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-riscv-6.86.8.0-53.55.1~22.04.1UBUNTU-CVE-2024-50008
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-starfive-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-50008
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-starfive-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-50008
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-starfive-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-50008
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-xilinx6.8.0-1017.18UBUNTU-CVE-2024-50008
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-xilinx-zynqmp5.15.0-1039.43UBUNTU-CVE-2024-50008

Affected products (as reported)

VendorProductVersions
Linux Linux 21f58d200388480547df909b5464b5aafebf299d – before b55c8848fdc81514ec047b2a0ec782ffe9ab532321f58d200388480547df909b5464b5aafebf299d – before f9310a6704bf52e2493480edea896e1f9b795d4021f58d200388480547df909b5464b5aafebf299d – before 1756918f51e9ab247a0f4782cc28853c2bb457c121f58d200388480547df909b5464b5aafebf299d – before e59bdb1ba594104cd0ee0af3ee9e4435d842a8fe21f58d200388480547df909b5464b5aafebf299d – before 17199b69a84798efffc475040fbef44374ef1de121f58d200388480547df909b5464b5aafebf299d – before fef7b51f22cf2049b0ca6740adeb0ba6f2e671dc21f58d200388480547df909b5464b5aafebf299d – before 71267bd4e8c752d7af6c6b96bb83984a6a95273d21f58d200388480547df909b5464b5aafebf299d – before a3a12c30f9510f3753286fadbc6cdb7dad78c1d5
Linux Linux 3.15

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