Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
wifi: ath12k: fix overreads in ath12k_wmi_process_csa_switch_count_event()
There is no policy entry for WMI_TAG_PDEV_CSA_SWITCH_COUNT_STATUS_EVENT, so the parse infrastructure does not enforce a minimum length for the event struct. Additionally, the num_vdevs field is taken directly from firmware and used as a loop bound over the vdev_ids array without checking that it fits within the TLV payload. Either condition can cause an out-of-bounds read.
Add a TLV policy entry for WMI_TAG_PDEV_CSA_SWITCH_COUNT_STATUS_EVENT so the parse infrastructure enforces a minimum length for the fixed-size event struct. Add a helper ath12k_wmi_tlv_data_len() to recover the payload length of a parsed TLV from the header preceding its data pointer. Use it in ath12k_wmi_process_csa_switch_count_event() to bound num_vdevs before the loop.
Compile tested only.
Metrics
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:HAffected software
Source: the vendor's advisory (CNA). NVD analysis pending.
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Linux | Linux | >= d889913205cf7ebda905b1e62c5867ed4e39f6c2, < d4aec20f3a84634171c139ab2e02bb2e5a5c756b; >= d889913205cf7ebda905b1e62c5867ed4e39f6c2, < 24f7cdabea9f7ab95dbd6d8bc9ac6ec48d96a7e5; >= d889913205cf7ebda905b1e62c5867ed4e39f6c2, < 23bed4ef132c55c9016f0c6122c8b8ba2efa2353; >= d889913205cf7ebda905b1e62c5867ed4e39f6c2, < bf97c9d5123859a07848462539153176db029f3a; >= d889913205cf7ebda905b1e62c5867ed4e39f6c2, < 878654eb78c6aa0ff585baf1376567c775ca28ec |
| Linux | Linux | 6.3 |
References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/23bed4ef132c55c9016f0c6122c8b8ba2efa2353
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/24f7cdabea9f7ab95dbd6d8bc9ac6ec48d96a7e5
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/878654eb78c6aa0ff585baf1376567c775ca28ec
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/bf97c9d5123859a07848462539153176db029f3a
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d4aec20f3a84634171c139ab2e02bb2e5a5c756b
Timeline
- Published
- Sep 17, 2026
- Last modified
- Oct 21, 2026
- NVD status
- Received