CVE-2024-43841

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: wifi: virt_wifi: avoid reporting connection success with wrong SSID When user issues a connection with a different SSID than the one virt_wifi has advertised, the __cfg80211_connect_result() will trigger the warning: WARN_ON(bss_not_found). The issue is because the connection code in virt_wifi does not check the SSID from user space (it only checks the BSSID), and virt_wifi will call cfg80211_connect_result() with WLAN_STATUS_SUCCESS even if the SSID is different from the one virt_wifi has advertised. Eventually cfg80211 won't be able to find the cfg80211_bss and generate the warning. Fixed it by checking the SSID (from user space) in the connection code.

CVSS v3 3.3 LOW

3.3^/10

CVSS v3 : LOW

Vector :

Exploitability : 1.8 / Impact : 1.4

Attack Vector LOCAL

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required LOW

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact NONE

Integrity Impact LOW

Availability Impact NONE

Scope UNCHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/05c4488a0e446c6ccde9f22b573950665e1cd414	Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/36e92b5edc8e0daa18e9325674313802ce3fbc29	Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/416d3c1538df005195721a200b0371d39636e05d	Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/93e898a264b4e0a475552ba9f99a016eb43ef942	Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/994fc2164a03200c3bf42fb45b3d49d9d6d33a4d	Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b5d14b0c6716fad7f0c94ac6e1d6f60a49f985c7	Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d3cc85a10abc8eae48988336cdd3689ab92581b3	Patch
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/10/msg00003.html
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/01/msg00001.html

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

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History

03 Nov 2025, 22:18

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References		() https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/10/msg00003.html - () https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/01/msg00001.html -

Information

Published : 2024-08-17 10:15

Updated : 2025-11-03 22:18

NVD link : CVE-2024-43841

Mitre link : CVE-2024-43841

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2024-43841

JSON object : View

Products Affected

linux

linux_kernel

CWE

NVD-CWE-noinfo

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