{"id":"CVE-2024-47718","title":"In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nwifi: rtw88: always wait for both firmware loading attempts\n\nIn 'rtw_wait_firmware_completion()', always wait for both (regular and\nwowlan) firmware loading attempts","summary":"In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nwifi: rtw88: always wait for both firmware loading attempts\n\nIn 'rtw_wait_firmware_completion()', always wait for both (regular and\nwowlan) firmware loading attempts. O…","severity":"high","cvss":7.8,"cvssVector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","cwe":["CWE-416"],"vendor":"linux","product":"linux_kernel","affected":["linux_kernel >= 5.6, < 5.10.227","linux_kernel >= 5.11, < 5.15.168","linux_kernel >= 5.16, < 6.1.113","linux_kernel >= 6.2, < 6.6.54","linux_kernel >= 6.7, < 6.10.13","linux_kernel >= 6.11, < 6.11.2"],"patched":["linux_kernel 6.11.2"],"published":"2024-10-21","updated":"2026-10-15","sourceUpdated":"2026-10-15T01:18:57.117","source":"NVD","sourceUrl":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-47718","references":[{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0e735a4c6137262bcefe45bb52fde7b1f5fc6c4d","label":"416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1b8178a2ae272256ea0dc4f940320a81003535e2","label":"416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7887ad11995a4142671cc49146db536f923c8568","label":"416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9432185540bafd42b7bfac6e6ef2f0a0fb4be447","label":"416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a0c1e2da652cf70825739bc12d49ea15805690bf","label":"416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ceaab3fb64d6a5426a3db8f87f3e5757964f2532","label":"416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e9a78d9417e167410d6fb83c4e908b077ad8ba6d","label":"416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67"},{"url":"https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/01/msg00001.html","label":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/03/msg00002.html","label":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-265688.html","label":"0b142b55-0307-4c5a-b3c9-f314f3fb7c5e"},{"url":"https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-355557.html","label":"0b142b55-0307-4c5a-b3c9-f314f3fb7c5e"}],"tags":["nvd","cve.org"],"epss":0.00246,"epssPercentile":0.15797,"ingestedAt":"2026-10-15T03:30:12.749Z","ssvc":{"exploitation":"none","automatable":"no","technicalImpact":"partial","timestamp":"2024-10-21T13:02:23.252819Z"},"slug":"CVE-2024-47718","body":"## Overview\n\nIn the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nwifi: rtw88: always wait for both firmware loading attempts\n\nIn 'rtw_wait_firmware_completion()', always wait for both (regular and\nwowlan) firmware loading attempts. Otherwise if 'rtw_usb_intf_init()'\nhas failed in 'rtw_usb_probe()', 'rtw_usb_disconnect()' may issue\n'ieee80211_free_hw()' when one of 'rtw_load_firmware_cb()' (usually\nthe wowlan one) is still in progress, causing UAF detected by KASAN.\n\n## Affected\n\n- `linux_kernel >= 5.6, < 5.10.227`\n- `linux_kernel >= 5.11, < 5.15.168`\n- `linux_kernel >= 5.16, < 6.1.113`\n- `linux_kernel >= 6.2, < 6.6.54`\n- `linux_kernel >= 6.7, < 6.10.13`\n- `linux_kernel >= 6.11, < 6.11.2`\n\n## Remediation\n\nUpgrade past the affected range:\n\n- `linux_kernel 6.11.2`","depth":"twilight","depthScore":43,"depthScoreParts":{"impact":42.9,"likelihood":0,"exploitation":0,"ransomware":0},"changes":[]}