CVE-2024-53189

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: wifi: nl80211: fix bounds checker error in nl80211_parse_sched_scan The channels array in the cfg80211_scan_request has a __counted_by attribute attached to it, which points to the n_channels variable. This attribute is used in bounds checking, and if it is not set before the array is filled, then the bounds sanitizer will issue a warning or a kernel panic if CONFIG_UBSAN_TRAP is set. This patch sets the size of allocated memory as the initial value for n_channels. It is updated with the actual number of added elements after the array is filled.

The following products are affected by CVE-2024-53189 vulnerability.

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information to CVE-2024-53189.

URL	Resource
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1a7b62ddf2c7642878c24f0e556041bb58c37527
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9c46a3a5b394d6d123866aa44436fc2cd342eb0d
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d4ef643ea78c59c22546046c25dc6e7206267672
https://lore.kernel.org/linux-cve-announce/2024122722-CVE-2024-53189-1b90@gregkh/T
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-53189
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-53189