What is CVE-2024-57990?

CVE-2024-57990 is a high-severity vulnerability in Linux, classified under Off-by-one Error. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2025-02-27.

How severe is CVE-2024-57990?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Linux

CVE-2024-57990

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: wifi: mt76: mt7925: fix off by one in mt7925_load_clc() This comparison should be >= instead of > to prevent an out of bounds read and write.

EPSS: 0.002 (14.5th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Linux — versions 6.10.13, 6.12, ba09084d81c6480bd02fd74052045e533a5e8469
Linux Linux_kernel

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-193 — Off-by-one Error

References

416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 (Patch, Mailing List)
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 (Patch, Mailing List)
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 (Patch, Mailing List)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-57990?: CVE-2024-57990 is a high-severity vulnerability in Linux, classified under Off-by-one Error. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2025-02-27.
How severe is CVE-2024-57990?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.