CVE-2024-27052
High
wifi: rtl8xxxu: add cancel_work_sync() for c2hcmd_work
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().
Exploit probability
0.3%
Published
May 1, 2024
Required by
Not available
Last source change
August 12, 2026
02 / AFFECTED SOFTWARE
Affected packages
03 / CONNECTIONS
Connected vulnerabilities
04 / EVIDENCE
Source records
Open Source Vulnerabilities
CVE-2024-27052
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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().
05 / REFERENCES
Further evidence
- https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-265688.html
- https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git
- 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://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2024/27xxx/CVE-2024-27052.json
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/06/msg00017.html
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-27052