CVE-2024-40977
CSIRTS triage
- What
- MT7921S WiFi driver can cause hung tasks during chip recovery due to improper task synchronization.
- Who is affected
- Systems running Linux kernel with MediaTek MT7921S WiFi adapter.
- Urgency
- Medium severity (CVSS 5.5) and not yet exploited; standard patching cycle appropriate.
- Action
- Apply kernel security patch addressing CVE-2024-40977.
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Exploitation outlook
- Low exploitation risk0.25% 30-day exploitation probability — currently an unlikely target, but scores change as exploit code circulates. Riskier than 16% of all EPSS-scored CVEs.
Advisory coverage (1)
- mediumCVE-2024-40977: wifi: mt76: mt7921s: fix potential hung tasks during chip recoverymsrc · 2026-08-06
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