# CVE-2024-42225: wifi: mt76: replace skb\_put with skb\_put\_zero

- Severity: CVSS 8.3 (High), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:H
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2024-07-30 · Updated: 2026-08-05

## Affected

- Linux: version range not reported
- Linux: 4.16

## 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

## What to do

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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/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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