High 7.8Published Oct 21, 2024

CVE-2024-47718wifi: rtw88: always wait for both firmware loading attempts

Updated under an hour ago (Oct 26, 2026, 8:30 PM ET)

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In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: wifi: rtw88: always wait for both firmware loading attempts In 'rtw_wait_firmware_completion()', always wait for both (regular and wowlan) firmware loading attempts. Otherwise if 'rtw_usb_intf_init()' has failed in 'rtw_usb_probe()', 'rtw_usb_disconnect()' may issue 'ieee80211_free_hw()' when one of 'rtw_load_firmware_cb()' (usually the wowlan one) is still in progress, causing UAF detected by KASAN.

CVSS: 7.8 HIGH (v3.1, NVD)CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness (CWE): Not given
Known exploited: Not in CISA's KEV catalog
EPSS (exploitation in the next 30 days): Not loaded for this CVE
Assigned by: Linux
NVD analysis: Modified
Record last updated: Oct 14, 2026
First seen by InfoSec Signals: Oct 14, 2026

Affected products

Affected products

Linux Linux linux:linux (from the name)	from c8e5695eae9959fc5774c0f490f2450be8bad3de before a0c1e2da652cf70825739bc12d49ea15805690bf; from c8e5695eae9959fc5774c0f490f2450be8bad3de before ceaab3fb64d6a5426a3db8f87f3e5757964f2532; from c8e5695eae9959fc5774c0f490f2450be8bad3de before 7887ad11995a4142671cc49146db536f923c8568; from c8e5695eae9959fc5774c0f490f2450be8bad3de before 1b8178a2ae272256ea0dc4f940320a81003535e2; from c8e5695eae9959fc5774c0f490f2450be8bad3de before 9432185540bafd42b7bfac6e6ef2f0a0fb4be447; from c8e5695eae9959fc5774c0f490f2450be8bad3de before e9a78d9417e167410d6fb83c4e908b077ad8ba6d; from c8e5695eae9959fc5774c0f490f2450be8bad3de before 0e735a4c6137262bcefe45bb52fde7b1f5fc6c4d	CNA record
Siemens SIMATIC S7-1500 TM MFP - GNU/Linux subsystem siemens:simatic_s7_1500_tm_mfp_gnu_linux_subsystem (from the name)	before V1.1.1	CISA ADP
linux linux_kernel linux:linux_kernel	from 5.6 before 5.10.227; from 5.11 before 5.15.168; from 5.16 before 6.1.113; from 6.2 before 6.6.54; from 6.7 before 6.10.13; from 6.11 before 6.11.2	NVD

References

References

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a0c1e2da652cf70825739bc12d49ea15805690bf	patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ceaab3fb64d6a5426a3db8f87f3e5757964f2532	patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7887ad11995a4142671cc49146db536f923c8568	patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1b8178a2ae272256ea0dc4f940320a81003535e2	patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9432185540bafd42b7bfac6e6ef2f0a0fb4be447	patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e9a78d9417e167410d6fb83c4e908b077ad8ba6d	patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0e735a4c6137262bcefe45bb52fde7b1f5fc6c4d	patch
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/01/msg00001.html
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/03/msg00002.html
https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-265688.html
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