CVE-2024-56609

wifi: rtw88: use ieee80211_purge_tx_queue() to purge TX skb

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: wifi: rtw88: use ieee80211_purge_tx_queue() to purge TX skb When removing kernel modules by: rmmod rtw88_8723cs rtw88_8703b rtw88_8723x rtw88_sdio rtw88_core Driver uses skb_queue_purge() to purge TX skb, but not report tx status causing "Have pending ack frames!" warning. Use ieee80211_purge_tx_queue() to correct this. Since ieee80211_purge_tx_queue() doesn't take locks, to prevent racing between TX work and purge TX queue, flush and destroy TX work in advance. wlan0: deauthenticating from aa:f5:fd:60:4c:a8 by local choice (Reason: 3=DEAUTH_LEAVING) ------------[ cut here ]------------ Have pending ack frames! WARNING: CPU: 3 PID: 9232 at net/mac80211/main.c:1691 ieee80211_free_ack_frame+0x5c/0x90 [mac80211] CPU: 3 PID: 9232 Comm: rmmod Tainted: G C 6.10.1-200.fc40.aarch64 #1 Hardware name: pine64 Pine64 PinePhone Braveheart (1.1)/Pine64 PinePhone Braveheart (1.1), BIOS 2024.01 01/01/2024 pstate: 60400005 (nZCv daif +PAN -UAO -TCO -DIT -SSBS BTYPE=--) pc : ieee80211_free_ack_frame+0x5c/0x90 [mac80211] lr : ieee80211_free_ack_frame+0x5c/0x90 [mac80211] sp : ffff80008c1b37b0 x29: ffff80008c1b37b0 x28: ffff000003be8000 x27: 0000000000000000 x26: 0000000000000000 x25: ffff000003dc14b8 x24: ffff80008c1b37d0 x23: ffff000000ff9f80 x22: 0000000000000000 x21: 000000007fffffff x20: ffff80007c7e93d8 x19: ffff00006e66f400 x18: 0000000000000000 x17: ffff7ffffd2b3000 x16: ffff800083fc0000 x15: 0000000000000000 x14: 0000000000000000 x13: 2173656d61726620 x12: 6b636120676e6964 x11: 0000000000000000 x10: 000000000000005d x9 : ffff8000802af2b0 x8 : ffff80008c1b3430 x7 : 0000000000000001 x6 : 0000000000000001 x5 : 0000000000000000 x4 : 0000000000000000 x3 : 0000000000000000 x2 : 0000000000000000 x1 : 0000000000000000 x0 : ffff000003be8000 Call trace: ieee80211_free_ack_frame+0x5c/0x90 [mac80211] idr_for_each+0x74/0x110 ieee80211_free_hw+0x44/0xe8 [mac80211] rtw_sdio_remove+0x9c/0xc0 [rtw88_sdio] sdio_bus_remove+0x44/0x180 device_remove+0x54/0x90 device_release_driver_internal+0x1d4/0x238 driver_detach+0x54/0xc0 bus_remove_driver+0x78/0x108 driver_unregister+0x38/0x78 sdio_unregister_driver+0x2c/0x40 rtw_8723cs_driver_exit+0x18/0x1000 [rtw88_8723cs] __do_sys_delete_module.isra.0+0x190/0x338 __arm64_sys_delete_module+0x1c/0x30 invoke_syscall+0x74/0x100 el0_svc_common.constprop.0+0x48/0xf0 do_el0_svc+0x24/0x38 el0_svc+0x3c/0x158 el0t_64_sync_handler+0x120/0x138 el0t_64_sync+0x194/0x198 ---[ end trace 0000000000000000 ]---

N/A

CVSS

Severity:

EPSS 0.04%

Affected: Linux Linux

References

Link	Tags
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4e8ce3978d704cb28678355d294e10a008b6230a
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3d94c4b21966b49c3e26ceeefacaa11ff7ee6d68
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9bca6528f20325d30c22236b23116f161d418f6d
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3e5e4a801aaf4283390cc34959c6c48f910ca5ea

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2024-56609?: CVE-2024-56609 has not yet been assigned a CVSS score.
How to fix CVE-2024-56609?: To fix CVE-2024-56609, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2024-56609 being actively exploited in the wild?: As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2024-56609 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
What software or system is affected by CVE-2024-56609?: CVE-2024-56609 affects Linux Linux, Linux Linux.