CVE-2024-49939
CSIRTS triage
- What
- The rtw89 WiFi driver may add an interface to a list twice during Simultaneous Error Recovery (SER), causing a denial of service.
- Who is affected
- Systems using RTW89 WiFi drivers in affected kernel versions.
- Urgency
- Medium severity (CVSS 5.5) and not exploited; standard update timeline applies.
- Action
- Update the Linux kernel to include fixes for CVE-2024-49939.
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Exploitation outlook
- Low exploitation risk0.34% 30-day exploitation probability — currently an unlikely target, but scores change as exploit code circulates. Riskier than 27% of all EPSS-scored CVEs.
Advisory coverage (1)
- mediumCVE-2024-49939: wifi: rtw89: avoid to add interface to list twice when SERmsrc · 2026-08-06
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