CVE-2025-38293
wifi: ath11k: fix node corruption in ar->arvifs list
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Affected Versions
Public Exploits
0Exploited in Wild
-Decision
Descriptions
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: wifi: ath11k: fix node corruption in ar->arvifs list In current WLAN recovery code flow, ath11k_core_halt() only
reinitializes the "arvifs" list head. This will cause the
list node immediately following the list head to become an
invalid list node. Because the prev of that node still points
to the list head "arvifs", but the next of the list head "arvifs"
no longer points to that list node. When a WLAN recovery occurs during the execution of a vif
removal, and it happens before the spin_lock_bh(&ar->data_lock)
in ath11k_mac_op_remove_interface(), list_del() will detect the
previously mentioned situation, thereby triggering a kernel panic. The fix is to remove and reinitialize all vif list nodes from the
list head "arvifs" during WLAN halt. The reinitialization is to make
the list nodes valid, ensuring that the list_del() in
ath11k_mac_op_remove_interface() can execute normally. Call trace:
__list_del_entry_valid_or_report+0xb8/0xd0
ath11k_mac_op_remove_interface+0xb0/0x27c [ath11k]
drv_remove_interface+0x48/0x194 [mac80211]
ieee80211_do_stop+0x6e0/0x844 [mac80211]
ieee80211_stop+0x44/0x17c [mac80211]
__dev_close_many+0xac/0x150
__dev_change_flags+0x194/0x234
dev_change_flags+0x24/0x6c
devinet_ioctl+0x3a0/0x670
inet_ioctl+0x200/0x248
sock_do_ioctl+0x60/0x118
sock_ioctl+0x274/0x35c
__arm64_sys_ioctl+0xac/0xf0
invoke_syscall+0x48/0x114
... Tested-on: QCA6698AQ hw2.1 PCI WLAN.HSP.1.1-04591-QCAHSPSWPL_V1_V2_SILICONZ_IOE-1
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: wifi: ath11k: fix node corruption in ar->arvifs list In current WLAN recovery code flow, ath11k_core_halt() only reinitializes the "arvifs" list head. This will cause the list node immediately following the list head to become an invalid list node. Because the prev of that node still points to the list head "arvifs", but the next of the list head "arvifs" no longer points to that list node. When a WLAN recovery occurs during the execution of a vif removal, and it happens before the spin_lock_bh(&ar->data_lock) in ath11k_mac_op_remove_interface(), list_del() will detect the previously mentioned situation, thereby triggering a kernel panic. The fix is to remove and reinitialize all vif list nodes from the list head "arvifs" during WLAN halt. The reinitialization is to make the list nodes valid, ensuring that the list_del() in ath11k_mac_op_remove_interface() can execute normally. Call trace: __list_del_entry_valid_or_report+0xb8/0xd0 ath11k_mac_op_remove_interface+0xb0/0x27c [ath11k] drv_remove_interface+0x48/0x194 [mac80211] ieee80211_do_stop+0x6e0/0x844 [mac80211] ieee80211_stop+0x44/0x17c [mac80211] __dev_close_many+0xac/0x150 __dev_change_flags+0x194/0x234 dev_change_flags+0x24/0x6c devinet_ioctl+0x3a0/0x670 inet_ioctl+0x200/0x248 sock_do_ioctl+0x60/0x118 sock_ioctl+0x274/0x35c __arm64_sys_ioctl+0xac/0xf0 invoke_syscall+0x48/0x114 ... Tested-on: QCA6698AQ hw2.1 PCI WLAN.HSP.1.1-04591-QCAHSPSWPL_V1_V2_SILICONZ_IOE-1
This update provides the initial livepatch for this kernel update. This update does not contain any fixes and will be updated with livepatches later.
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Timeline
- 2025-04-16 CVE Reserved
- 2025-07-10 CVE Published
- 2025-07-28 CVE Updated
- 2025-08-11 EPSS Updated
- ---------- Exploited in Wild
- ---------- KEV Due Date
- ---------- First Exploit
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References (8)
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https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d5c65159f2895379e11ca13f62feabe93278985d | Vuln. Introduced |
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Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions
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Linux Search vendor "Linux" | Linux Kernel Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel" | >= 5.6 < 5.10.239 Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel" and version " >= 5.6 < 5.10.239" | en |
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Linux Search vendor "Linux" | Linux Kernel Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel" | >= 5.6 < 5.15.186 Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel" and version " >= 5.6 < 5.15.186" | en |
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Linux Search vendor "Linux" | Linux Kernel Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel" | >= 5.6 < 6.1.142 Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel" and version " >= 5.6 < 6.1.142" | en |
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Linux Search vendor "Linux" | Linux Kernel Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel" | >= 5.6 < 6.6.94 Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel" and version " >= 5.6 < 6.6.94" | en |
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Linux Search vendor "Linux" | Linux Kernel Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel" | >= 5.6 < 6.12.34 Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel" and version " >= 5.6 < 6.12.34" | en |
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Linux Search vendor "Linux" | Linux Kernel Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel" | >= 5.6 < 6.15.3 Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel" and version " >= 5.6 < 6.15.3" | en |
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Linux Search vendor "Linux" | Linux Kernel Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel" | >= 5.6 < 6.16 Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel" and version " >= 5.6 < 6.16" | en |
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