Kernel-state corruption via rtlwifi probe use-after-free
Published Mar 6, 2025 · Updated May 12, 2026
Use-after-free in the rtlwifi probe path in Linux allows local users to corrupt kernel state after a failed device probe. The driver leaves private data on an unlocked global list when probing fails, so a later probe dereferences storage that has already been freed. The path requires local access and a failed rtlwifi probe; a second probe can corrupt the driver's global list and associated kernel state.
Summary
What happened
Use-after-free in the rtlwifi probe path in Linux allows local users to corrupt kernel state after a failed device probe. The driver leaves private data on an unlocked global list when probing fails, so a later probe dereferences storage that has already been freed. The path requires local access and a failed rtlwifi probe; a second probe can corrupt the driver's global list and associated kernel state.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2024-58072
- Published
- Mar 6, 2025
- Updated
- May 12, 2026
- Vendor
- Siemens
- Product
- SIMATIC S7-1500 TM MFP - GNU/Linux subsystem
- Classifications
- CWE-416, T1068
- Attack vector
- local
- Privileges
- authenticated
Timeline
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- Mar 6, 2025CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- May 12, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
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