CVE-2024-43912
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wifi: nl80211: disallow setting special AP channel widths
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: wifi: nl80211: disallow setting special AP channel widths Setting the AP channel width is meant for use with the normal 20/40/... MHz channel width progression, and switching around in S1G or narrow channels isn't supported. Disallow that.
Exploit probability
0.2%
Published
August 26, 2024
Required by
Not available
Last source change
August 12, 2026
02 / AFFECTED SOFTWARE
Affected packages
03 / CONNECTIONS
Connected vulnerabilities
04 / EVIDENCE
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Open Source Vulnerabilities
CVE-2024-43912
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In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: wifi: nl80211: disallow setting special AP channel widths Setting the AP channel width is meant for use with the normal 20/40/... MHz channel width progression, and switching around in S1G or narrow channels isn't supported. Disallow that.
05 / REFERENCES
Further evidence
- https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/23daf1b4c91db9b26f8425cc7039cf96d22ccbfe
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3d42f2125f6c89e1e71c87b9f23412afddbba45e
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ac3bf6e47fd8da9bfe8027e1acfe0282a91584fc
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c6ea738e3feb407a3283197d9a25d0788f4f3cee
- https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2024/43xxx/CVE-2024-43912.json
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/01/msg00001.html
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-43912