Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2024-56543

medium Nessus Plugin ID 230785

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: ath12k: Skip Rx TID cleanup for self peer During peer create, dp setup for the peer is done where Rx TID is updated for all the TIDs. Peer object for self peer will not go through dp setup. When core halts, dp cleanup is done for all the peers.
While cleanup, rx_tid::ab is accessed which causes below stack trace for self peer. WARNING: CPU: 6 PID:
12297 at drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath12k/dp_rx.c:851 Call Trace: __warn+0x7b/0x1a0 ath12k_dp_rx_frags_cleanup+0xd2/0xe0 [ath12k] report_bug+0x10b/0x200 handle_bug+0x3f/0x70 exc_invalid_op+0x13/0x60 asm_exc_invalid_op+0x16/0x20 ath12k_dp_rx_frags_cleanup+0xd2/0xe0 [ath12k] ath12k_dp_rx_frags_cleanup+0xca/0xe0 [ath12k] ath12k_dp_rx_peer_tid_cleanup+0x39/0xa0 [ath12k] ath12k_mac_peer_cleanup_all+0x61/0x100 [ath12k] ath12k_core_halt+0x3b/0x100 [ath12k] ath12k_core_reset+0x494/0x4c0 [ath12k] sta object in peer will be updated when remote peer is created.
Hence use peer::sta to detect the self peer and skip the cleanup. Tested-on: QCN9274 hw2.0 PCI WLAN.WBE.1.0.1-00029-QCAHKSWPL_SILICONZ-1 Tested-on: WCN7850 hw2.0 PCI WLAN.HMT.1.0.c5-00481-QCAHMTSWPL_V1.0_V2.0_SILICONZ-3 (CVE-2024-56543)

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: 230785

File Name: unpatched_CVE_2024_56543.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: local

Agent: unix

Family: Misc.

Published: 3/6/2025

Updated: 3/6/2025

Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3.6

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-2024-56543

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: 12/27/2024

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2024-56543