CVE-2025-23133

HIGH

Linux Kernel 5.15.79-5.15.x, 6.1.0-6.12.45, 6.13.0-6.13.x - Out-of-bounds Write in ath11k_reg_update_chan_list

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: wifi: ath11k: update channel list in reg notifier instead reg worker Currently when ath11k gets a new channel list, it will be processed according to the following steps: 1. update new channel list to cfg80211 and queue reg_work. 2. cfg80211 handles new channel list during reg_work. 3. update cfg80211's handled channel list to firmware by ath11k_reg_update_chan_list(). But ath11k will immediately execute step 3 after reg_work is just queued. Since step 2 is asynchronous, cfg80211 may not have completed handling the new channel list, which may leading to an out-of-bounds write error: BUG: KASAN: slab-out-of-bounds in ath11k_reg_update_chan_list Call Trace: ath11k_reg_update_chan_list+0xbfe/0xfe0 [ath11k] kfree+0x109/0x3a0 ath11k_regd_update+0x1cf/0x350 [ath11k] ath11k_regd_update_work+0x14/0x20 [ath11k] process_one_work+0xe35/0x14c0 Should ensure step 2 is completely done before executing step 3. Thus Wen raised patch[1]. When flag NL80211_REGDOM_SET_BY_DRIVER is set, cfg80211 will notify ath11k after step 2 is done. So enable the flag NL80211_REGDOM_SET_BY_DRIVER then cfg80211 will notify ath11k after step 2 is done. At this time, there will be no KASAN bug during the execution of the step 3. [1] https://patchwork.kernel.org/project/linux-wireless/patch/[email protected]/ Tested-on: WCN6855 hw2.0 PCI WLAN.HSP.1.1-03125-QCAHSPSWPL_V1_V2_SILICONZ_LITE-3

Scores

CVSS v3 7.8
EPSS 0.0017
EPSS Percentile 6.6%
Attack Vector LOCAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Details

CWE
CWE-787
Status published
Products (16)
linux/Kernel 6.1.0 - 6.12.46linux
linux/Kernel 6.13.0 - 6.14.2linux
Linux/Linux < 6.1
Linux/Linux 5.15.79 - 5.16
Linux/Linux 6.0.9 - 6.1
Linux/Linux 6.1
Linux/Linux 6.12.46 - 6.12.*
Linux/Linux 6.14.2 - 6.14.*
Linux/Linux 6.15
Linux/Linux c97b120950b49d76bdce013bd4d9577d769465f4
... and 6 more
Published Apr 16, 2025
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026