Vulnerability · Published Feb 27, 2025 · Assigned by Linux

CVE-2024-57989wifi: mt76: mt7925: fix NULL deref check in mt7925_change_vif_links

Medium 5.5

In plain English

A medium-severity null pointer dereference 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 12% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.

Severity (CVSS 3.1)5.5Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)0.2%top 87.6% 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: mt76: mt7925: fix NULL deref check in mt7925_change_vif_links In mt7925_change_vif_links() devm_kzalloc() may return NULL but this returned value is not checked.

Affected packages & fixed versions

EcosystemPackageFixed inAdvisory
AlmaLinux:10kernel6.12.0-124.8.1.el10_1ALSA-2025:20095
AlmaLinux:10kernel-64k6.12.0-124.8.1.el10_1ALSA-2025:20095
AlmaLinux:10kernel-64k-core6.12.0-124.8.1.el10_1ALSA-2025:20095
AlmaLinux:10kernel-64k-debug6.12.0-124.8.1.el10_1ALSA-2025:20095
AlmaLinux:10kernel-64k-debug-core6.12.0-124.8.1.el10_1ALSA-2025:20095
AlmaLinux:10kernel-64k-debug-devel6.12.0-124.8.1.el10_1ALSA-2025:20095
AlmaLinux:10kernel-64k-debug-devel-matched6.12.0-124.8.1.el10_1ALSA-2025:20095
AlmaLinux:10kernel-64k-debug-modules6.12.0-124.8.1.el10_1ALSA-2025:20095
AlmaLinux:10kernel-64k-debug-modules-core6.12.0-124.8.1.el10_1ALSA-2025:20095
AlmaLinux:10kernel-64k-debug-modules-extra6.12.0-124.8.1.el10_1ALSA-2025:20095
AlmaLinux:10kernel-64k-devel6.12.0-124.8.1.el10_1ALSA-2025:20095
AlmaLinux:10kernel-64k-devel-matched6.12.0-124.8.1.el10_1ALSA-2025:20095
AlmaLinux:10kernel-64k-modules6.12.0-124.8.1.el10_1ALSA-2025:20095
AlmaLinux:10kernel-64k-modules-core6.12.0-124.8.1.el10_1ALSA-2025:20095
AlmaLinux:10kernel-64k-modules-extra6.12.0-124.8.1.el10_1ALSA-2025:20095
AlmaLinux:10kernel-abi-stablelists6.12.0-124.8.1.el10_1ALSA-2025:20095
AlmaLinux:10kernel-core6.12.0-124.8.1.el10_1ALSA-2025:20095
AlmaLinux:10kernel-cross-headers6.12.0-124.8.1.el10_1ALSA-2025:20095
AlmaLinux:10kernel-debug6.12.0-124.8.1.el10_1ALSA-2025:20095
AlmaLinux:10kernel-debug-core6.12.0-124.8.1.el10_1ALSA-2025:20095
AlmaLinux:10kernel-debug-devel6.12.0-124.8.1.el10_1ALSA-2025:20095
AlmaLinux:10kernel-debug-devel-matched6.12.0-124.8.1.el10_1ALSA-2025:20095
AlmaLinux:10kernel-debug-modules6.12.0-124.8.1.el10_1ALSA-2025:20095
AlmaLinux:10kernel-debug-modules-core6.12.0-124.8.1.el10_1ALSA-2025:20095
AlmaLinux:10kernel-debug-modules-extra6.12.0-124.8.1.el10_1ALSA-2025:20095
AlmaLinux:10kernel-debug-uki-virt6.12.0-124.8.1.el10_1ALSA-2025:20095
AlmaLinux:10kernel-devel6.12.0-124.8.1.el10_1ALSA-2025:20095
AlmaLinux:10kernel-devel-matched6.12.0-124.8.1.el10_1ALSA-2025:20095
AlmaLinux:10kernel-doc6.12.0-124.8.1.el10_1ALSA-2025:20095
AlmaLinux:10kernel-headers6.12.0-124.8.1.el10_1ALSA-2025:20095
AlmaLinux:10kernel-modules6.12.0-124.8.1.el10_1ALSA-2025:20095
AlmaLinux:10kernel-modules-core6.12.0-124.8.1.el10_1ALSA-2025:20095
AlmaLinux:10kernel-modules-extra6.12.0-124.8.1.el10_1ALSA-2025:20095
AlmaLinux:10kernel-modules-extra-matched6.12.0-124.8.1.el10_1ALSA-2025:20095
AlmaLinux:10kernel-rt6.12.0-124.8.1.el10_1ALSA-2025:20095
AlmaLinux:10kernel-rt-64k6.12.0-124.8.1.el10_1ALSA-2025:20095
AlmaLinux:10kernel-rt-64k-core6.12.0-124.8.1.el10_1ALSA-2025:20095
AlmaLinux:10kernel-rt-64k-debug6.12.0-124.8.1.el10_1ALSA-2025:20095
AlmaLinux:10kernel-rt-64k-debug-core6.12.0-124.8.1.el10_1ALSA-2025:20095
AlmaLinux:10kernel-rt-64k-debug-devel6.12.0-124.8.1.el10_1ALSA-2025:20095
AlmaLinux:10kernel-rt-64k-debug-modules6.12.0-124.8.1.el10_1ALSA-2025:20095
AlmaLinux:10kernel-rt-64k-debug-modules-core6.12.0-124.8.1.el10_1ALSA-2025:20095
AlmaLinux:10kernel-rt-64k-debug-modules-extra6.12.0-124.8.1.el10_1ALSA-2025:20095
AlmaLinux:10kernel-rt-64k-devel6.12.0-124.8.1.el10_1ALSA-2025:20095
AlmaLinux:10kernel-rt-64k-modules6.12.0-124.8.1.el10_1ALSA-2025:20095
AlmaLinux:10kernel-rt-64k-modules-core6.12.0-124.8.1.el10_1ALSA-2025:20095
AlmaLinux:10kernel-rt-64k-modules-extra6.12.0-124.8.1.el10_1ALSA-2025:20095
AlmaLinux:10kernel-rt-core6.12.0-124.8.1.el10_1ALSA-2025:20095
AlmaLinux:10kernel-rt-debug6.12.0-124.8.1.el10_1ALSA-2025:20095
AlmaLinux:10kernel-rt-debug-core6.12.0-124.8.1.el10_1ALSA-2025:20095
AlmaLinux:10kernel-rt-debug-devel6.12.0-124.8.1.el10_1ALSA-2025:20095
AlmaLinux:10kernel-rt-debug-modules6.12.0-124.8.1.el10_1ALSA-2025:20095
AlmaLinux:10kernel-rt-debug-modules-core6.12.0-124.8.1.el10_1ALSA-2025:20095
AlmaLinux:10kernel-rt-debug-modules-extra6.12.0-124.8.1.el10_1ALSA-2025:20095
AlmaLinux:10kernel-rt-devel6.12.0-124.8.1.el10_1ALSA-2025:20095
AlmaLinux:10kernel-rt-modules6.12.0-124.8.1.el10_1ALSA-2025:20095
AlmaLinux:10kernel-rt-modules-core6.12.0-124.8.1.el10_1ALSA-2025:20095
AlmaLinux:10kernel-rt-modules-extra6.12.0-124.8.1.el10_1ALSA-2025:20095
AlmaLinux:10kernel-tools6.12.0-124.8.1.el10_1ALSA-2025:20095
AlmaLinux:10kernel-tools-libs6.12.0-124.8.1.el10_1ALSA-2025:20095
AlmaLinux:10kernel-tools-libs-devel6.12.0-124.8.1.el10_1ALSA-2025:20095
AlmaLinux:10kernel-uki-virt6.12.0-124.8.1.el10_1ALSA-2025:20095
AlmaLinux:10kernel-uki-virt-addons6.12.0-124.8.1.el10_1ALSA-2025:20095
AlmaLinux:10kernel-zfcpdump6.12.0-124.8.1.el10_1ALSA-2025:20095
AlmaLinux:10kernel-zfcpdump-core6.12.0-124.8.1.el10_1ALSA-2025:20095
AlmaLinux:10kernel-zfcpdump-devel6.12.0-124.8.1.el10_1ALSA-2025:20095
AlmaLinux:10kernel-zfcpdump-devel-matched6.12.0-124.8.1.el10_1ALSA-2025:20095
AlmaLinux:10kernel-zfcpdump-modules6.12.0-124.8.1.el10_1ALSA-2025:20095
AlmaLinux:10kernel-zfcpdump-modules-core6.12.0-124.8.1.el10_1ALSA-2025:20095
AlmaLinux:10kernel-zfcpdump-modules-extra6.12.0-124.8.1.el10_1ALSA-2025:20095
AlmaLinux:10libperf6.12.0-124.8.1.el10_1ALSA-2025:20095
AlmaLinux:10perf6.12.0-124.8.1.el10_1ALSA-2025:20095
AlmaLinux:10python3-perf6.12.0-124.8.1.el10_1ALSA-2025:20095
AlmaLinux:10rtla6.12.0-124.8.1.el10_1ALSA-2025:20095
AlmaLinux:10rv6.12.0-124.8.1.el10_1ALSA-2025:20095
Debian:13linux6.12.13-1DEBIAN-CVE-2024-57989
Debian:14linux6.12.13-1DEBIAN-CVE-2024-57989
Rocky Linux:10kernel0:6.12.0-124.8.1.el10_1RLSA-2025:20095
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-allwinner-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-57989
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-aws-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-57989
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-aws-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-57989
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-aws-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-57989
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-57989
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azure-6.116.11.0-1015.15~24.04.1UBUNTU-CVE-2024-57989
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azure-6.116.11.0-1015.15~24.04.1USN-7521-1
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-57989
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-57989
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-fde-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-57989
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-fde-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-57989
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gcp-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-57989
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-gcp-6.116.11.0-1015.15~24.04.1USN-7521-1
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-gcp-6.116.11.0-1015.15~24.04.1UBUNTU-CVE-2024-57989
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gcp-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-57989
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gcp-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-57989
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-hwe-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-57989
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-hwe-6.116.11.0-26.26~24.04.1USN-7521-1
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-hwe-6.116.11.0-26.26~24.04.1UBUNTU-CVE-2024-57989
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-hwe-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-57989
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-hwe-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-57989
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-intel-iot-realtimeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-57989
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-lowlatency-hwe-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-57989
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-lowlatency-hwe-6.116.11.0-1014.15~24.04.1UBUNTU-CVE-2024-57989
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-lowlatency-hwe-6.116.11.0-1014.15~24.04.1USN-7521-3
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-lowlatency-hwe-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-57989
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-lowlatency-hwe-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-57989
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-6.116.11.0-1010.10UBUNTU-CVE-2024-57989
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-57989
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-57989
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oem-5.17no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-57989
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oem-6.0no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-57989
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oem-6.1no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-57989
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-oem-6.116.11.0-1022.22UBUNTU-CVE-2024-57989
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-oem-6.116.11.0-1022.22USN-7521-1
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oem-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-57989
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oracle-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-57989
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-raspi-realtimeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-57989
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-realtimeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-57989
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-riscvno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-57989
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-riscv-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-57989
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-riscv-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-57989
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-starfive-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-57989
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-starfive-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-57989
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-starfive-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-57989

Affected products (as reported)

VendorProductVersions
Linux Linux 69acd6d910b0c83842bd45c36224d4f8fe59d1d4 – before 5872530c2862700070223a2c2ea85642bf2f887569acd6d910b0c83842bd45c36224d4f8fe59d1d4 – before 2f709fe755c16b811ba7339ae4c3ee2c72323d3d69acd6d910b0c83842bd45c36224d4f8fe59d1d4 – before 5cd0bd815c8a48862a296df9b30e0ea0da14acd3
Linux Linux 6.11

Weakness: CWE-476 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

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