{"id":"CVE-2024-26779","title":"In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nwifi: mac80211: fix race condition on enabling fast-xmit\n\nfast-xmit must only be enabled after the sta has been uploaded to the driver,\notherwise it could end up passin…","summary":"In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nwifi: mac80211: fix race condition on enabling fast-xmit\n\nfast-xmit must only be enabled after the sta has been uploaded to the driver,\notherwise it could end up passin…","severity":"high","cvss":8.8,"cvssVector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","cwe":["CWE-362"],"vendor":"linux","product":"linux_kernel","affected":["linux_kernel < 4.19.308","linux_kernel >= 4.20, < 5.4.270","linux_kernel >= 5.5, < 5.10.211","linux_kernel >= 5.11, < 5.15.150","linux_kernel >= 5.16, < 6.1.80","linux_kernel >= 6.2, < 6.6.19","linux_kernel >= 6.7, < 6.7.7","linux_kernel = 6.8","debian_linux = 10.0"],"patched":["linux_kernel 6.7.7"],"published":"2024-04-03","updated":"2026-08-04","source":"NVD","sourceUrl":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-26779","references":[{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/281280276b70c822f55ce15b661f6d1d3228aaa9","label":"416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/54b79d8786964e2f840e8a2ec4a9f9a50f3d4954","label":"416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5ffab99e070b9f8ae0cf60c3c3602b84eee818dd","label":"416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/76fad1174a0cae6fc857b9f88b261a2e4f07d587","label":"416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/85720b69aef177318f4a18efbcc4302228a340e5","label":"416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/88c18fd06608b3adee547102505d715f21075c9d","label":"416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/bcbc84af1183c8cf3d1ca9b78540c2185cd85e7f","label":"416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/eb39bb548bf974acad7bd6780fe11f9e6652d696","label":"416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/281280276b70c822f55ce15b661f6d1d3228aaa9","label":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/54b79d8786964e2f840e8a2ec4a9f9a50f3d4954","label":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5ffab99e070b9f8ae0cf60c3c3602b84eee818dd","label":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/76fad1174a0cae6fc857b9f88b261a2e4f07d587","label":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/85720b69aef177318f4a18efbcc4302228a340e5","label":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/88c18fd06608b3adee547102505d715f21075c9d","label":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/bcbc84af1183c8cf3d1ca9b78540c2185cd85e7f","label":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/eb39bb548bf974acad7bd6780fe11f9e6652d696","label":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/06/msg00017.html","label":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/06/msg00020.html","label":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"}],"tags":["nvd"],"epss":0.00279,"epssPercentile":0.20624,"ingestedAt":"2026-08-05T10:46:48.881Z","slug":"CVE-2024-26779","body":"## Overview\n\nIn the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nwifi: mac80211: fix race condition on enabling fast-xmit\n\nfast-xmit must only be enabled after the sta has been uploaded to the driver,\notherwise it could end up passing the not-yet-uploaded sta via drv_tx calls\nto the driver, leading to potential crashes because of uninitialized drv_priv\ndata.\nAdd a missing sta->uploaded check and re-check fast xmit after inserting a sta.\n\n## Affected\n\n- `linux_kernel < 4.19.308`\n- `linux_kernel >= 4.20, < 5.4.270`\n- `linux_kernel >= 5.5, < 5.10.211`\n- `linux_kernel >= 5.11, < 5.15.150`\n- `linux_kernel >= 5.16, < 6.1.80`\n- `linux_kernel >= 6.2, < 6.6.19`\n- `linux_kernel >= 6.7, < 6.7.7`\n- `linux_kernel = 6.8`\n- `debian_linux = 10.0`\n\n## Remediation\n\nUpgrade past the affected range:\n\n- `linux_kernel 6.7.7`","depth":"twilight","depthScore":48,"depthScoreParts":{"impact":48.4,"likelihood":0.1,"exploitation":0,"ransomware":0},"changes":[]}