CVE-2024-58061

wifi: mac80211: prohibit deactivating all links

Published Mar 6, 2025 CVSS 3.1 · 5.5 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

wifi: mac80211: prohibit deactivating all links

In the internal API this calls this is a WARN_ON, but that
should remain since internally we want to know about bugs
that may cause this. Prevent deactivating all links in the
debugfs write directly.

Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source ID Title
Debian DLA Debian DLA DLA-4102-1 linux-6.1 security update
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2024-54039 In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: wifi: mac80211: prohibit deactivating all links In the internal API this calls this is a WARN_ON, but that should remain since internally we want to know about bugs that may cause this. Prevent deactivating all links in the debugfs write directly.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-7521-1 Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-7521-2 Linux kernel (AWS) vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-7521-3 Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-7651-1 Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-7651-2 Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-7651-3 Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-7651-4 Linux kernel (GCP) vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-7651-5 Linux kernel (Raspberry Pi Real-time) vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-7651-6 Linux kernel (Raspberry Pi) vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-7652-1 Linux kernel (Real-time) vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-7653-1 Linux kernel (HWE) vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-7737-1 Linux kernel (Azure) vulnerabilities
History
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Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

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Weaknesses NVD-CWE-noinfo
CPEs cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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Weaknesses CWE-20
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References
Metrics threat_severity

None

cvssV3_1

{'score': 5.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H'}

threat_severity

Moderate

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: wifi: mac80211: prohibit deactivating all links In the internal API this calls this is a WARN_ON, but that should remain since internally we want to know about bugs that may cause this. Prevent deactivating all links in the debugfs write directly.
Title wifi: mac80211: prohibit deactivating all links
References
Weaknesses

Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
Linux
Published
Updated
Nov 10, 2026, 12:34 PM
Reserved
Mar 6, 2025, 3:52 PM
Status
Modified
Published
Mar 6, 2025, 4:15 PM
Modified
Nov 10, 2026, 1:17 PM
Severity
Moderate
Public date
Mar 6, 2025, 12:00 AM