{"id":"CVE-2024-43879","title":"In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nwifi: cfg80211: handle 2x996 RU allocation in cfg80211_calculate_bitrate_he()\n\nCurrently NL80211_RATE_INFO_HE_RU_ALLOC_2x996 is not handled in\ncfg80211_calculate_bitrat…","summary":"In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nwifi: cfg80211: handle 2x996 RU allocation in cfg80211_calculate_bitrate_he()\n\nCurrently NL80211_RATE_INFO_HE_RU_ALLOC_2x996 is not handled in\ncfg80211_calculate_bitrat…","severity":"medium","cvss":5.5,"cvssVector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H","vendor":"linux","product":"linux_kernel","affected":["linux_kernel >= 4.19, < 4.19.320","linux_kernel >= 4.20, < 5.4.282","linux_kernel >= 5.5, < 5.10.224","linux_kernel >= 5.11, < 5.15.165","linux_kernel >= 5.16, < 6.1.103","linux_kernel >= 6.2, < 6.6.44","linux_kernel >= 6.7, < 6.10.3"],"patched":["linux_kernel 6.10.3"],"published":"2024-08-21","updated":"2026-10-15","sourceUpdated":"2026-10-15T01:18:48.667","source":"NVD","sourceUrl":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-43879","references":[{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/16ad67e73309db0c20cc2a651992bd01c05e6b27","label":"416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/19eaf4f2f5a981f55a265242ada2bf92b0c742dd","label":"416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2e201b3d162c6c49417c438ffb30b58c9f85769f","label":"416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/45d20a1c54be4f3173862c7b950d4468447814c9","label":"416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/576c64622649f3ec07e97bac8fec8b8a2ef4d086","label":"416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/67b5f1054197e4f5553047759c15c1d67d4c8142","label":"416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b289ebb0516526cb4abae081b7ec29fd4fa1209d","label":"416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/bcbd771cd5d68c0c52567556097d75f9fc4e7cd6","label":"416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67"},{"url":"https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/10/msg00003.html","label":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/01/msg00001.html","label":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-265688.html","label":"0b142b55-0307-4c5a-b3c9-f314f3fb7c5e"},{"url":"https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-355557.html","label":"0b142b55-0307-4c5a-b3c9-f314f3fb7c5e"}],"tags":["nvd","cve.org"],"epss":0.0022,"epssPercentile":0.11662,"ingestedAt":"2026-10-15T03:30:12.736Z","ssvc":{"exploitation":"none","automatable":"no","technicalImpact":"partial","timestamp":"2024-09-10T16:05:54.386411Z"},"slug":"CVE-2024-43879","body":"## Overview\n\nIn the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nwifi: cfg80211: handle 2x996 RU allocation in cfg80211_calculate_bitrate_he()\n\nCurrently NL80211_RATE_INFO_HE_RU_ALLOC_2x996 is not handled in\ncfg80211_calculate_bitrate_he(), leading to below warning:\n\nkernel: invalid HE MCS: bw:6, ru:6\nkernel: WARNING: CPU: 0 PID: 2312 at net/wireless/util.c:1501 cfg80211_calculate_bitrate_he+0x22b/0x270 [cfg80211]\n\nFix it by handling 2x996 RU allocation in the same way as 160 MHz bandwidth.\n\n## Affected\n\n- `linux_kernel >= 4.19, < 4.19.320`\n- `linux_kernel >= 4.20, < 5.4.282`\n- `linux_kernel >= 5.5, < 5.10.224`\n- `linux_kernel >= 5.11, < 5.15.165`\n- `linux_kernel >= 5.16, < 6.1.103`\n- `linux_kernel >= 6.2, < 6.6.44`\n- `linux_kernel >= 6.7, < 6.10.3`\n\n## Remediation\n\nUpgrade past the affected range:\n\n- `linux_kernel 6.10.3`","depth":"sunlit","depthScore":30,"depthScoreParts":{"impact":30.3,"likelihood":0,"exploitation":0,"ransomware":0},"changes":[]}