CVE-2024-46860: Linux kernel · wifi: mt76: mt7921: fix NULL pointer access in mt7921_ipv6_addr_change
Affects Linux kernelSource GCVE Database
Not known to be exploited.
Data as of 30 Oct 2026, 15:18 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 27 Sep 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 NULL pointer access issue. Users should update to the latest kernel versions containing this fix to mitigate the vulnerability.
Description
A NULL pointer dereference vulnerability in the Linux kernel's mt7921 wireless driver was fixed. The issue occurs in the mt7921_ipv6_addr_change function when disabling WiFi, where a NULL pointer is accessed because mvif->phy is already NULL.
References
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/bcf390440080c24983ab035660203b17e7c7f31e (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/4bfee9346d8c17d928ef6da2b8bffab88fa2a553 (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/8d92bafd4c67efb692f722d73a07412b5f88c6d6 (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/479ffee68d59c599f8aed8fa2dcc8e13e7bd13c3 (opens in a new tab)