wifi: ath9k: avoid referencing uninit memory in ath9k_wmi_ctrl_rx (Linux Linux)
At a glance
- Source
- NVD
- EPSS
- EPSS 0.23 % · percentile 14 ()
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Published
- Updated
- Assigner
- Linux
- NVD status
- Deferred
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: wifi: ath9k: avoid referencing uninit memory in ath9k_wmi_ctrl_rx For the reasons also described in commit b383e8abed41 ("wifi: ath9k: avoid uninit memory read in ath9k_htc_rx_msg()"), ath9k_htc_rx_msg() should validate pkt_len before accessing the SKB. For example, the obtained SKB may have been badly constructed with pkt_len = 8. In this case, the SKB can only contain a valid htc_frame_hdr but after being processed in ath9k_htc_rx_msg() and passed to ath9k_wmi_ctrl_rx() endpoint RX handler, it is expected to have a WMI command header which should be located inside its data payload. Implement sanity checking inside ath9k_wmi_ctrl_rx(). Otherwise, uninit memory can be referenced. Tested on Qualcomm Atheros Communications AR9271 802.11n . Found by Linux Verification Center (linuxtesting.org) with Syzkaller.
References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0bc12e41af4e3ae1f0efecc377f0514459df0707
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/28259ce4f1f1f9ab37fa817756c89098213d2fc0
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/90e3c10177573b8662ac9858abd9bf731d5d98e0
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/250efb4d3f5b32a115ea6bf25437ba44a1b3c04f
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ad5425e70789c29b93acafb5bb4629e4eb908296
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d1c2ff2bd84c3692c9df267a2b991ce92bfca8ef
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8ed572e52714593b209e3aa352406aff84481179
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/75acec91aeaa07375cd5f418069e61b16d39bbad
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f24292e827088bba8de7158501ac25a59b064953
European references
- ENISA EUVD · EUVD-2023-60504
- GCVE · GCVE-0-2023-54300
CERT-FR advisories
- CERTFR-2026-AVI-0369 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans le noyau Linux de SUSE · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
- CERTFR-2026-AVI-0247 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans le noyau Linux de SUSE · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
- CERTFR-2026-AVI-0225 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans le noyau Linux de SUSE · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
- CERTFR-2026-AVI-0170 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans le noyau Linux de SUSE · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
- CERTFR-2026-AVI-0108 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans le noyau Linux de SUSE · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
Affected products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
| Linux · Linux | affected fb9987d0f748c983bb795a86f47522313f701a08 < 0bc12e41af4e3ae1f0efecc377f0514459df0707 ; affected fb9987d0f748c983bb795a86f47522313f701a08 < 28259ce4f1f1f9ab37fa817756c89098213d2fc0 ; affected fb9987d0f748c983bb795a86f47522313f701a08 < 90e3c10177573b8662ac9858abd9bf731d5d98e0 ; affected fb9987d0f748c983bb795a86f47522313f701a08 < 250efb4d3f5b32a115ea6bf25437ba44a1b3c04f ; affected fb9987d0f748c983bb795a86f47522313f701a08 < ad5425e70789c29b93acafb5bb4629e4eb908296 ; affected fb9987d0f748c983bb795a86f47522313f701a08 < d1c2ff2bd84c3692c9df267a2b991ce92bfca8ef |
| Linux · Linux | affected 2.6.35 ; unaffected 0 < 2.6.35 ; unaffected 4.14.322 ≤ 4.14.* ; unaffected 4.19.291 ≤ 4.19.* ; unaffected 5.4.251 ≤ 5.4.* ; unaffected 5.10.188 ≤ 5.10.* |
Sources
| Source | Licence |
|---|---|
| CVE List (CVEProject cvelistV5) | CVE Program Terms of Use |
| EPSS (FIRST.org) | FIRST — attribution requested |
| ENISA EUVD | ENISA — reproduction authorised, source acknowledged |
| CERT-FR (ANSSI) | Licence Ouverte / Etalab 2.0 |
| NVD (NIST) via fkie-cad/nvd-json-data-feeds | Public domain — this product uses data from the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD |