CVE-2024-27434
Medium
Elevated severity or exploit probability.
CVSS base
7.1
HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:H
EPSS — probability of exploitation (30 days)
0.3%
22.3th percentile
CISA KEV
Not listed
Weakness / dates
—
Published 2024-05-17 · modified 2026-08-04
CVSS breakdown
CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:H
| Attack Vector | A | Adjacent |
| Attack Complexity | L | Low |
| Privileges Required | N | None |
| User Interaction | N | None |
| Scope | U | Unchanged |
| Confidentiality | N | None |
| Integrity | L | Low |
| Availability | H | High |
Timeline
- 2024-05-17 — Published (NVD)
- 2026-08-04 — Last modified (NVD)
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: wifi: iwlwifi: mvm: don't set the MFP flag for the GTK The firmware doesn't need the MFP flag for the GTK, it can even make the firmware crash. in case the AP is configured with: group cipher TKIP and MFPC. We would send the GTK with cipher = TKIP and MFP which is of course not possible.
Affected
References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/40405cbb20eb6541c603e7b3d54ade0a7be9d715
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/60f6d5fc84a9fd26528a24d8a267fc6a6698b628
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b4f1b0b3b91762edd19bf9d3b2e4c3a0740501f8
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e35f316bce9e5733c9826120c1838f4c447b2c4c
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/40405cbb20eb6541c603e7b3d54ade0a7be9d715
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/60f6d5fc84a9fd26528a24d8a267fc6a6698b628
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b4f1b0b3b91762edd19bf9d3b2e4c3a0740501f8
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e35f316bce9e5733c9826120c1838f4c447b2c4c