CVE-2024-27052
Medium
Elevated severity or exploit probability.
CVSS base
7.8
HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS — probability of exploitation (30 days)
0.3%
22.9th percentile
CISA KEV
Not listed
Weakness / dates
CWE-416
Published 2024-05-01 · modified 2026-08-04
CVSS breakdown
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
| Attack Vector | L | Local |
| Attack Complexity | L | Low |
| Privileges Required | L | Low |
| User Interaction | N | None |
| Scope | U | Unchanged |
| Confidentiality | H | High |
| Integrity | H | High |
| Availability | H | High |
Timeline
- 2024-05-01 — Published (NVD)
- 2026-08-04 — Last modified (NVD)
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: wifi: rtl8xxxu: add cancel_work_sync() for c2hcmd_work The workqueue might still be running, when the driver is stopped. To avoid a use-after-free, call cancel_work_sync() in rtl8xxxu_stop().
Affected
References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1213acb478a7181cd73eeaf00db430f1e45b1361
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/156012667b85ca7305cb363790d3ae8519a6f41e
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3518cea837de4d106efa84ddac18a07b6de1384e
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/58fe3bbddfec10c6b216096d8c0e517cd8463e3a
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7059cdb69f8e1a2707dd1e2f363348b507ed7707
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ac512507ac89c01ed6cd4ca53032f52cdb23ea59
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/dddedfa3b29a63c2ca4336663806a6128b8545b4
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1213acb478a7181cd73eeaf00db430f1e45b1361
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/156012667b85ca7305cb363790d3ae8519a6f41e
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3518cea837de4d106efa84ddac18a07b6de1384e
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/58fe3bbddfec10c6b216096d8c0e517cd8463e3a
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7059cdb69f8e1a2707dd1e2f363348b507ed7707
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ac512507ac89c01ed6cd4ca53032f52cdb23ea59
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/dddedfa3b29a63c2ca4336663806a6128b8545b4
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/06/msg00017.html
- https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-265688.html