Improper Initialization in iNet wireless daemon (IWD) - CVE-2024-28084

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Improper Initialization in iNet wireless daemon (IWD) - CVE-2024-28084

Published: March 11, 2024


Vulnerability identifier: #VU87338
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2024-28084
CWE-ID: CWE-665
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vendor: iwd.wiki.kernel.org
Affected software:
iNet wireless daemon (IWD)

Detailed vulnerability description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to improper initialization in p2putil.c. A remote attacker can pass specially crafted input to the application and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.


How to mitigate CVE-2024-28084

Install updates from vendor's website.

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