What is CVE-2024-43842?

CVE-2024-43842 is a High severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 7.8 out of 10. CVE-2024-43842 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2024-43842?

CVE-2024-43842 has a CVSS score of 7.8 out of 10, rated High severity. The vector string is CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Is there a patch available for CVE-2024-43842?

No patch is currently available for CVE-2024-43842. Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for updates.

Is CVE-2024-43842 actively exploited?

CVE-2024-43842 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

CVE-2024-43842

High

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: wifi: rtw89: Fix array index mistake in rtw89_sta_info_get_iter() In rtw89_sta_info_get_iter() 'status->he_gi' is compared to array size. But then 'rate->he_gi' is used as array index instead of 'status->he_gi'. This can lead to go beyond array boundaries in case of 'rate->he_gi' is not equal to 'status->he_gi' and is bigger than array size. Looks like "copy-paste" mistake. Fix this mistake by replacing 'rate->he_gi' with 'status->he_gi'. Found by Linux Verification Center (linuxtesting.org) with SVACE.

Package Linux Kernel

Published 2024-08-17

Last modified 2025-11-03

CVSS version 3.1

Patch available

Awaiting data

CVSS 3.1 score

7.8

out of 10

High

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

Low

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

High

Availability

High

Vector string

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Weakness type

CWE-129

CVE-2024-43842 is classified as CWE-129

See CWE-129 on MITRE CWE for full details on this weakness type.

References

The following references provide additional information about CVE-2024-43842 including vendor advisories, patch commits, exploit details, and third-party analysis. Links are sourced from the NIST NVD database.

Debian Security
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/01/msg00001.html
Kernel patch commit
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7a0edc3d83aff3a48813d78c9cad9daf38decc74
Patch
Kernel patch commit
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/85099c7ce4f9e64c66aa397cd9a37473637ab891
Patch
Kernel patch commit
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/96ae4de5bc4c8ba39fd072369398f59495b73f58
Patch

4 patch commits total View all on NVD

Details

CVE ID CVE-2024-43842

Severity High

CVSS score 7.8 / 10

CVSS version 3.1

Published 2024-08-17

Modified 2025-11-03

KEV No

Patch Awaiting data

Package linux

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-43842?

CVE-2024-43842 is a High severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 7.8 out of 10 . CVE-2024-43842 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
What is the CVSS score for CVE-2024-43842?

CVE-2024-43842 has a CVSS score of 7.8 out of 10, rated High severity (CVSS 3.1). The vector string is CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
Is there a patch available for CVE-2024-43842?

No patch is currently available for CVE-2024-43842. Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for updates.
Is CVE-2024-43842 actively exploited?

No — CVE-2024-43842 has not been confirmed as actively exploited. It is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.