CVE-2024-57997: Linux kernel · wifi: wcn36xx: fix channel survey memory allocation size
Source GCVE Database
Not known to be exploited · CVSS 5.5 Medium.
Data as of 30 Oct 2026, 01:12 UTC
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:HExploitation evidence
Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 27 Feb 2025
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 29 Oct 2026.
What to do
AI-suggested
A fix has been implemented in the Linux kernel source code that corrects the memory allocation size and initialization for the wcn36xx driver. Users should update to the fixed kernel version once available. No additional mitigations are indicated.
Description
A memory allocation size issue in the Linux kernel's wcn36xx wifi driver was fixed. The vulnerability involved incorrect size calculation for channel survey memory, which could lead to use of uninitialized values. The fix uses kcalloc to properly allocate and initialize memory, preventing potential memory corruption.
References
- nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-57997 (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/34cd2817708aec51ef1a6c007e0d6d5342a025d7 (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/6200d947f050efdba4090dfefd8a01981363d954 (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/64c4dcaeac1dc1030e47883b04a617ca9a4f164e (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/ae68efdff7a7a42ab251cac79d8713de6f0dbaa0 (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/e95f9c408ff8311f75eeabc8acf34a66670d8815 (opens in a new tab)
- lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/03/msg00028.html (opens in a new tab)