Published Aug 26, 2024Sources checked Nov 11, 2026
5.5MEDIUMCVSS out of 10
What this means
Review the available evidence
CVE-2024-43912 and is rated Medium severity with a CVSS score of 5.5. It is not in the current CISA KEV record we collected. That does not prove exploitation has not occurred.
CISA KEVNot listedBased on the latest collected catalog
EPSS0.2%Estimated 30-day exploitation probability
Ransomware useNot markedCISA KEV ransomware field
Threat actors0Source-linked actor relationships
Overview
What is CVE-2024-43912?
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
wifi: nl80211: disallow setting special AP channel widths
Setting the AP channel width is meant for use with the normal 20/40/... MHz channel width progression, and switching around in S1G or narrow channels isn't supported.