A vulnerability was found in Linux Kernel up to 6.12.4. It has been classified as critical. This affects the function ieee80211_purge_tx_queue of the file net/mac80211/main.c. The manipulation leads to Privilege Escalation.

This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2024-56609. Access to the local network is required for this attack to succeed. There is no exploit available.

It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.