CVE-2024-58096

Kernel compromise via unlocked ath11k monitor rings

Published Apr 16, 2025 · Updated Aug 5, 2026

Race condition in the Linux ath11k driver allows physically proximate attackers to compromise the kernel through crafted Wi-Fi traffic. The ath11k_dp_rx_mon_dest_process and ath11k_dp_full_mon_process_rx paths repeatedly access shared SRNG state without taking srng->lock, allowing concurrent consumers to desynchronize descriptors and reuse freed buffers. An ath11k radio must be operating in monitor or full-monitor mode; successful frame injection can disclose or corrupt kernel memory, stall processing, or crash the host.

CVSS severity8.8
High
EPSS probability0.25%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Race condition in the Linux ath11k driver allows physically proximate attackers to compromise the kernel through crafted Wi-Fi traffic. The ath11k_dp_rx_mon_dest_process and ath11k_dp_full_mon_process_rx paths repeatedly access shared SRNG state without taking srng->lock, allowing concurrent consumers to desynchronize descriptors and reuse freed buffers. An ath11k radio must be operating in monitor or full-monitor mode; successful frame injection can disclose or corrupt kernel memory, stall processing, or crash the host.

The record

CVE
CVE-2024-58096
Published
Apr 16, 2025
Updated
Aug 5, 2026
Vendor
The Linux Kernel Organization
Product
Linux
Classifications
T1499.004
Attack vector
adjacent
Privileges
unauthenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Apr 16, 2025CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Aug 5, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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  1. Affected versionversion=5.6
  2. Affected versionversion=d5c65159f2895379e11ca13f62feabe93278985d <1d2178918efc928e11bed9631469ef79ff0a862a
  3. Affected versionversion=d5c65159f2895379e11ca13f62feabe93278985d <27ca8004ba93a0665faa6d477eaeb551e03de6c8
  4. Affected versionversion=d5c65159f2895379e11ca13f62feabe93278985d <63b7af49496d0e32f7a748b6af3361ec138b1bd3
  5. Affected versionversion=d5c65159f2895379e11ca13f62feabe93278985d <b85758e76b6452740fc2a08ced6759af64c0d59a

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectoradjacent
Required privilegesunauthenticated

What is affected?

The Linux Kernel Organization · Linuxversion=5.6; version=d5c65159f2895379e11ca13f62feabe93278985d <1d2178918efc928e11bed9631469ef79ff0a862a; version=d5c65159f2895379e11ca13f62feabe93278985d <27ca8004ba93a0665faa6d477eaeb551e03de6c8; version=d5c65159f2895379e11ca13f62feabe93278985d <63b7af49496d0e32f7a748b6af3361ec138b1bd3; version=d5c65159f2895379e11ca13f62feabe93278985d <b85758e76b6452740fc2a08ced6759af64c0d59a

Published CVSS scores

8.8Linux kernel CVE teamCVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
5.5UbuntuCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

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Attacks

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Sep 10, 2026Sep 16, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 16, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectoradjacent
Privilegesunauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

T1499.004Endpoint Denial of Service: Application or System Exploitation

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