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CVE-2025-38290
published 2025-07-10

CVE-2025-38290: In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: wifi: ath12k: fix node corruption in ar->arvifs list In current WLAN recovery code flow…

PriorityP419medium5.5CVSS 3.1
AVLACLPRLUINSUCNINAH
EPSS
0.19%
8.5th percentile
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: wifi: ath12k: fix node corruption in ar->arvifs list In current WLAN recovery code flow, ath12k_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 ath12k_mac_vdev_delete(), 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 ath12k_mac_vdev_delete() can execute normally. Call trace: __list_del_entry_valid_or_report+0xd4/0x100 (P) ath12k_mac_remove_link_interface.isra.0+0xf8/0x2e4 [ath12k] ath12k_scan_vdev_clean_work+0x40/0x164 [ath12k] cfg80211_wiphy_work+0xfc/0x100 process_one_work+0x164/0x2d0 worker_thread+0x254/0x380 kthread+0xfc/0x100 ret_from_fork+0x10/0x20 The change is mostly copied from the ath11k patch: https://lore.kernel.org/all/[email protected]/ Tested-on: QCN9274 hw2.0 PCI WLAN.WBE.1.4.1-00199-QCAHKSWPL_SILICONZ-1

Affected

22 ranges
VendorProductVersion rangeFixed in
debianlinux< linux 6.12.35-1 (forky)linux 6.12.35-1 (forky)
linuxlinux
linuxlinux>= d889913205cf7ebda905b1e62c5867ed4e39f6c2 < be049199dec9189602bc06e2c70eda3aa0f2ea6ebe049199dec9189602bc06e2c70eda3aa0f2ea6e
linuxlinux>= d889913205cf7ebda905b1e62c5867ed4e39f6c2 < 6285516170f9e2f04b9dbf1e5100e0d7cbac22b46285516170f9e2f04b9dbf1e5100e0d7cbac22b4
linuxlinux>= d889913205cf7ebda905b1e62c5867ed4e39f6c2 < 6bfe7ae9bbd9734751b853e2d2e1c13e8b46fd2d6bfe7ae9bbd9734751b853e2d2e1c13e8b46fd2d
linuxlinux>= d889913205cf7ebda905b1e62c5867ed4e39f6c2 < 823435bd23108d6f8be89ea2d025c0e2e3769c51823435bd23108d6f8be89ea2d025c0e2e3769c51
linuxlinux_kernel>= 0 < 6.12.35-16.12.35-1
linuxlinux_kernel>= 0 < 6.12.35-16.12.35-1
linuxlinux_kernel>= 0 < 6.8.0-100.1006.8.0-100.100
linuxlinux_kernel>= 6.13 < 6.15.36.15.3
linuxlinux_kernel>= 6.3 < 6.6.946.6.94
linuxlinux_kernel>= 6.7 < 6.12.346.12.34
msrcazl3_kernel_6.6.92.2-2_on_azure_linux_3.0
ubuntulinux-aws
ubuntulinux-aws-6.8
ubuntulinux-gkeop
ubuntulinux-nvidia
ubuntulinux-nvidia-6.8
ubuntulinux-oracle
ubuntulinux-oracle-6.8
ubuntulinux-raspi-realtime
ubuntulinux-realtime

CVSS provenance

nvdv3.15.5MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
osv5.5MEDIUM
vendor_msrc7.8HIGH
vendor_debian5.5LOW
vendor_redhat5.5MEDIUM
vendor_ubuntu3.2LOW
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