CVE-2024-50008wifi: mwifiex: Fix memcpy() field-spanning write warning in mwifiex_cmd_802_11_scan_ext()
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In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: wifi: mwifiex: Fix memcpy() field-spanning write warning in mwifiex_cmd_802_11_scan_ext() Replace one-element array with a flexible-array member in `struct host_cmd_ds_802_11_scan_ext`. With this, fix the following warning: elo 16 17:51:58 surfacebook kernel: ------------[ cut here ]------------ elo 16 17:51:58 surfacebook kernel: memcpy: detected field-spanning write (size 243) of single field "ext_scan->tlv_buffer" at drivers/net/wireless/marvell/mwifiex/scan.c:2239 (size 1) elo 16 17:51:58 surfacebook kernel: WARNING: CPU: 0 PID: 498 at drivers/net/wireless/marvell/mwifiex/scan.c:2239 mwifiex_cmd_802_11_scan_ext+0x83/0x90 [mwifiex]
- CVSS
- 5.5 MEDIUM (v3.1, NVD)CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- Weakness (CWE)
- Not given
- Known exploited
- Not in CISA's KEV catalog
- EPSS (exploitation in the next 30 days)
- Not loaded for this CVE
- Assigned by
- Linux
- NVD analysis
- Modified
- Record last updated
- Oct 15, 2026
- First seen by InfoSec Signals
- Oct 15, 2026
Affected products
Linux Linux linux:linux (from the name) | from 21f58d200388480547df909b5464b5aafebf299d before b55c8848fdc81514ec047b2a0ec782ffe9ab5323; from 21f58d200388480547df909b5464b5aafebf299d before f9310a6704bf52e2493480edea896e1f9b795d40; from 21f58d200388480547df909b5464b5aafebf299d before 1756918f51e9ab247a0f4782cc28853c2bb457c1; from 21f58d200388480547df909b5464b5aafebf299d before e59bdb1ba594104cd0ee0af3ee9e4435d842a8fe; from 21f58d200388480547df909b5464b5aafebf299d before 17199b69a84798efffc475040fbef44374ef1de1; from 21f58d200388480547df909b5464b5aafebf299d before fef7b51f22cf2049b0ca6740adeb0ba6f2e671dc; from 21f58d200388480547df909b5464b5aafebf299d before 71267bd4e8c752d7af6c6b96bb83984a6a95273d; from 21f58d200388480547df909b5464b5aafebf299d before a3a12c30f9510f3753286fadbc6cdb7dad78c1d5; and 1 more ranges | CNA record |
Siemens SIMATIC S7-1500 TM MFP - GNU/Linux subsystem siemens:simatic_s7_1500_tm_mfp_gnu_linux_subsystem (from the name) | before V1.1.1 | CISA ADP |
linux linux_kernel linux:linux_kernel | before 5.10.227; from 5.11 before 5.15.168; from 5.16 before 6.1.113; from 6.2 before 6.6.55; from 6.7 before 6.10.14; from 6.11 before 6.11.3 | NVD |
References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b55c8848fdc81514ec047b2a0ec782ffe9ab5323
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f9310a6704bf52e2493480edea896e1f9b795d40
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1756918f51e9ab247a0f4782cc28853c2bb457c1patch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e59bdb1ba594104cd0ee0af3ee9e4435d842a8fepatch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/17199b69a84798efffc475040fbef44374ef1de1patch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/fef7b51f22cf2049b0ca6740adeb0ba6f2e671dcpatch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/71267bd4e8c752d7af6c6b96bb83984a6a95273dpatch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a3a12c30f9510f3753286fadbc6cdb7dad78c1d5patch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/498365e52bebcbc36a93279fe7e9d6aec8479ceepatch
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/01/msg00001.html
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/03/msg00002.html
- https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-265688.html
- https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-355557.html
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