wifi: iwlwifi: mvm: avoid NULL pointer dereference
When iterating over the links of a vif, we need to make sure that the
pointer is valid (in other words - that the link exists) before
dereferncing it.
Use for_each_vif_active_link that also does the check.
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EUVD |
EUVD-2024-54038 | In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: wifi: iwlwifi: mvm: avoid NULL pointer dereference When iterating over the links of a vif, we need to make sure that the pointer is valid (in other words - that the link exists) before dereferncing it. Use for_each_vif_active_link that also does the check. |
Wed, 01 Oct 2025 20:15:00 +0000
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Tue, 25 Mar 2025 15:00:00 +0000
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Linux
Linux linux Kernel |
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| Weaknesses | CWE-476 | |
| CPEs | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | |
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Linux
Linux linux Kernel |
Fri, 07 Mar 2025 02:15:00 +0000
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Thu, 06 Mar 2025 16:00:00 +0000
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| Description | In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: wifi: iwlwifi: mvm: avoid NULL pointer dereference When iterating over the links of a vif, we need to make sure that the pointer is valid (in other words - that the link exists) before dereferncing it. Use for_each_vif_active_link that also does the check. | |
| Title | wifi: iwlwifi: mvm: avoid NULL pointer dereference | |
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: Linux
Published:
Updated: 2026-05-11T21:02:33.320Z
Reserved: 2025-03-06T15:52:09.180Z
Link: CVE-2024-58062
Updated: 2025-10-01T16:57:11.846Z
Status : Modified
Published: 2025-03-06T16:15:52.490
Modified: 2025-10-01T20:18:11.343
Link: CVE-2024-58062
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