Linux Kernel Out-of-Bounds Access Vulnerability in mt76x0 Wireless Driver

A vulnerability allowing out-of-bounds access has been identified in the Linux kernel's mt76x0 wireless driver. This issue arises because the driver improperly handles rate power data for VHT MCS (Modulation and Coding Scheme) indices, leading to potential memory access violations. The vulnerability is present in the stable versions of the Linux kernel.

Impact

Exploitation of this vulnerability could lead to out-of-bounds memory access, which may cause undefined behavior such as memory corruption or the introduction of security vulnerabilities.

Remediation

Users can upgrade to the latest stable version of the Linux kernel to address this vulnerability. The specific commit that resolves this issue is 6e1abc51c945663bddebfa1beb9590ff5b250eb7.