# CVE-2024-43842: wifi: rtw89: Fix array index mistake in rtw89\_sta\_info\_get\_iter()

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2024-08-17 · Updated: 2026-05-11

## Affected

- Linux: version range not reported
- Linux: 5.16

## Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: wifi: rtw89: Fix array index mistake in rtw89_sta_info_get_iter() In rtw89_sta_info_get_iter() 'status->he_gi' is compared to array size. But then 'rate->he_gi' is used as array index instead of 'status->he_gi'. This can lead to go beyond array boundaries in case of 'rate->he_gi' is not equal to 'status->he_gi' and is bigger than array size. Looks like "copy-paste" mistake. Fix this mistake by replacing 'rate->he_gi' with 'status->he_gi'. Found by Linux Verification Center (linuxtesting.org) with SVACE.

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## Related

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## References

- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a2a095c08b95372d6d0c5819b77f071af5e75366
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7a0edc3d83aff3a48813d78c9cad9daf38decc74
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/96ae4de5bc4c8ba39fd072369398f59495b73f58
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/85099c7ce4f9e64c66aa397cd9a37473637ab891

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