CVE-2023-54300
Published: Dec 30, 2025
Modified: May 11, 2026
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.
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
Linux | Linux | affected fb9987d0f748c983bb795a86f47522313f701a08 - < 0bc12e41af4e3ae1f0efecc377f0514459df0707affected fb9987d0f748c983bb795a86f47522313f701a08 - < 28259ce4f1f1f9ab37fa817756c89098213d2fc0affected fb9987d0f748c983bb795a86f47522313f701a08 - < 90e3c10177573b8662ac9858abd9bf731d5d98e0affected fb9987d0f748c983bb795a86f47522313f701a08 - < 250efb4d3f5b32a115ea6bf25437ba44a1b3c04faffected fb9987d0f748c983bb795a86f47522313f701a08 - < ad5425e70789c29b93acafb5bb4629e4eb908296+4 more versions |
Linux | Linux | affected 2.6.35unaffected 0 - < 2.6.35unaffected 4.14.322 - <= 4.14.*unaffected 4.19.291 - <= 4.19.*unaffected 5.4.251 - <= 5.4.*+6 more versions |
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