What is CVE-2024-27434?

CVE-2024-27434 is a high-severity vulnerability in Linux. CVSS score: 7.1/10. Published 2024-05-17.

How severe is CVE-2024-27434?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.1 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Linux

CVE-2024-27434

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: wifi: iwlwifi: mvm: don't set the MFP flag for the GTK The firmware doesn't need the MFP flag for the GTK, it can even make the firmware crash. in case the AP is configured with: group cipher TKIP and MFPC. We would send the GTK with cipher = TKIP and MFP which is of course not possible.

EPSS: 0.003 (22.1th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.1 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:H.

Affected products

Linux — versions 5c75a208c2449c6ea24f07610cc052f6a352246c, 6.2, 0
Linux Linux_kernel

References

416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 (Patch)
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 (Patch)
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 (Patch)
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 (Patch)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-27434?: CVE-2024-27434 is a high-severity vulnerability in Linux. CVSS score: 7.1/10. Published 2024-05-17.
How severe is CVE-2024-27434?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.1 out of 10.