Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
wifi: ath12k: fix crash when unbinding
If there is an error during some initialization related to firmware, the function ath12k_dp_cc_cleanup is called to release resources. However this is released again when the device is unbinded (ath12k_pci), and we get: BUG: kernel NULL pointer dereference, address: 0000000000000020 at RIP: 0010:ath12k_dp_cc_cleanup.part.0+0xb6/0x500 [ath12k] Call Trace: ath12k_dp_cc_cleanup ath12k_dp_free ath12k_core_deinit ath12k_pci_remove ...
The issue is always reproducible from a VM because the MSI addressing initialization is failing.
In order to fix the issue, just set to NULL the released structure in ath12k_dp_cc_cleanup at the end.
Metrics
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:HWeakness enumeration
Affected software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Linux | Linux | >= d889913205cf7ebda905b1e62c5867ed4e39f6c2, < 81da9c0854545c3188ca2a09afe7cb65f9c012b5; >= d889913205cf7ebda905b1e62c5867ed4e39f6c2, < 2eec88c0fa63f8ad35704a8c9df0b5bd8694fcda; >= d889913205cf7ebda905b1e62c5867ed4e39f6c2, < 488d2959c28621e52b3cce118a813a4bc18bb3d1; >= d889913205cf7ebda905b1e62c5867ed4e39f6c2, < 1304446f67863385dc4c914b6e0194f6664ee764 |
| Linux | Linux | 6.3 |
References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1304446f67863385dc4c914b6e0194f6664ee764Patch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2eec88c0fa63f8ad35704a8c9df0b5bd8694fcdaPatch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/488d2959c28621e52b3cce118a813a4bc18bb3d1Patch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/81da9c0854545c3188ca2a09afe7cb65f9c012b5Patch
Timeline
- Published
- Dec 27, 2024
- Last modified
- Aug 4, 2026
- NVD status
- Modified