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CVE-2024-42225: wifi: mt76: replace skb_put with skb_put_zero

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

wifi: mt76: replace skb_put with skb_put_zero

Avoid potentially reusing uninitialized data

Classification

CVE ID: CVE-2024-42225

Affected Products

Vendor: Linux

Product: Linux

Exploit Prediction Scoring System (EPSS)

EPSS Score: 0.05% (probability of being exploited)

EPSS Percentile: 22.53% (scored less or equal to compared to others)

EPSS Date: 2025-02-15 (when was this score calculated)

References

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/dc7f14d00d0c4c21898f3504607f4a31079065a2
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/22ea2a7f0b64d323625950414a4496520fb33657
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ff6b26be13032c5fbd6b6a0b24358f8eaac4f3af
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/64f86337ccfe77fe3be5a9356b0dabde23fbb074
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7f819a2f4fbc510e088b49c79addcf1734503578

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