What is CVE-2024-57997?

CVE-2024-57997 is a high-severity vulnerability in Linux, classified under Use of Uninitialized Resource. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2025-02-27.

How severe is CVE-2024-57997?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.

Is CVE-2024-57997 known to be exploited?

1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Vulnerability in Linux

CVE-2024-57997

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: wifi: wcn36xx: fix channel survey memory allocation size KASAN reported a memory allocation issue in wcn->chan_survey due to incorrect size calculation. This commit uses kcalloc to allocate memory for wcn->chan_survey, ensuring proper initialization and preventing the use of uninitialized values when there are no frames on the channel.

EPSS: 0.002 (12.5th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 8.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Linux — versions 29696e0aa413b9d56558731aae3806d7cff48d36, 5.18, 0
Linux Linux_kernel

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-908 — Use of Uninitialized Resource

Public proof-of-concept exploits

w4zu/Debian_

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)
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 (Patch)
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-57997?: CVE-2024-57997 is a high-severity vulnerability in Linux, classified under Use of Uninitialized Resource. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2025-02-27.
How severe is CVE-2024-57997?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.
Is CVE-2024-57997 known to be exploited?: 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.