What is CVE-2024-43912?

CVE-2024-43912 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Linux. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2024-08-26.

How severe is CVE-2024-43912?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Linux

CVE-2024-43912

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: wifi: nl80211: disallow setting special AP channel widths Setting the AP channel width is meant for use with the normal 20/40/... MHz channel width progression, and switching around in S1G or narrow channels isn't supported. Disallow that.

EPSS: 0.002 (11.5th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

Affected products

Linux — versions e16821bcfb364b0c41142db275dc74b39fa42c30, 3.16, 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)
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-43912?: CVE-2024-43912 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Linux. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2024-08-26.
How severe is CVE-2024-43912?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.