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Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2024-47673

medium Nessus Plugin ID 229562

Synopsis

The Linux/Unix host has one or more packages installed with a vulnerability that the vendor indicates will not be patched.

Description

The Linux/Unix host has one or more packages installed that are impacted by a vulnerability without a vendor supplied patch available.

 - In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: wifi: iwlwifi: mvm: pause TCM when the firmware is stopped Not doing so will make us send a host command to the transport while the firmware is not alive, which will trigger a WARNING. bad state = 0 WARNING: CPU: 2 PID: 17434 at drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/iwl-trans.c:115 iwl_trans_send_cmd+0x1cb/0x1e0 [iwlwifi] RIP:
 0010:iwl_trans_send_cmd+0x1cb/0x1e0 [iwlwifi] Call Trace: <TASK> iwl_mvm_send_cmd+0x40/0xc0 [iwlmvm] iwl_mvm_config_scan+0x198/0x260 [iwlmvm] iwl_mvm_recalc_tcm+0x730/0x11d0 [iwlmvm] iwl_mvm_tcm_work+0x1d/0x30 [iwlmvm] process_one_work+0x29e/0x640 worker_thread+0x2df/0x690 ? rescuer_thread+0x540/0x540 kthread+0x192/0x1e0 ? set_kthread_struct+0x90/0x90 ret_from_fork+0x22/0x30 (CVE-2024-47673)

Note that Nessus relies on the presence of the package as reported by the vendor.

Solution

There is no known solution at this time.

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 229562

File Name: unpatched_CVE_2024_47673.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: local

Agent: unix

Family: Misc.

Published: 3/5/2025

Updated: 3/5/2025

Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 4.4

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 4.6

Temporal Score: 3.4

Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:C

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2024-47673

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5.5

Temporal Score: 4.8

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

Required KB Items: Host/cpu, Host/local_checks_enabled, global_settings/vendor_unpatched

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Vulnerability Publication Date: 10/9/2024

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2024-47673