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CVE-2024-36921: wifi: iwlwifi: mvm: guard against invalid STA ID on removal

highCVSS 7.8CVE-2024-36921

CSIRTS triage

vendor: Intelproduct: iwlwifiMemory corruption
What
Missing validation of STA ID in iwlwifi MVM driver removal path causes null dereference or invalid memory access.
Who is affected
Systems with Intel wireless adapters using the iwlwifi driver during station removal.
Urgency
High severity (CVSS 7.8); memory safety issue can enable privilege escalation or denial of service.
Action
Apply the Linux kernel patch adding STA ID validation in iwlwifi mvm removal handler.

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Details

Source
Microsoft Security Response Center (INTL · vendor-psirt · site)
Severity
high — CVSS 7.8
Published
2026-08-06
Exploitation
Not in CISA KEV at last sync

Original advisory: https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2024-36921

Exploitation outlook

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Referenced CVEs

CVECSIRTS overviewExternal
CVE-2024-36921coverage & exploitation statusNVD · CVE.org

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