CVE-2024-35946: Linux kernel · wifi: rtw89: fix null pointer access when abort scan
Affects Linux kernelSource GCVE Database
Not known to be exploited.
Data as of 30 Oct 2026, 15:33 UTC
Rated Medium by Threat Radar's AI analysis · No CVSS score from NVD or the CNA
Thin evidence
One scorer or noneExploitation evidence
Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 19 May 2024
Detectable: no evidence on record.
No public nuclei template indexed
Weaponized: no evidence on record.
No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB
Exploited in the wildExploited: no evidence on record.
Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation
Observed by OffSeq MirageSeen by Mirage: no evidence on record.
No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors
A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 30 Oct 2026.
What to do
AI-suggested
A fix has been applied in the Linux kernel to address this issue. Users should update their Linux kernel to a version that includes this fix.
Description
A null pointer dereference vulnerability in the Linux kernel's rtw89 WiFi driver was fixed. The issue occurred during scan cancellation when the code might use a virtual interface (vif) that was not actually scanning. The fix involves using the correct scanning vif to prevent null pointer access.
References
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/96b49702bc0db9263c06840099b5008b72be919a (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/b34d64e9aa5505e3c84570aed5c757f1839573e8 (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/4f11c741908dab7dd48fa5a986b210d4fc74ca8d (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/7e11a2966f51695c0af0b1f976a32d64dee243b2 (opens in a new tab)