CVE Catalog

CVE-2023-52769

HighCVSS 8.8
Published: Updated: Translated: NVD NIST

Exploitation Probability (EPSS)

Low risk
0.33%

26th percentile - higher than 26% of all known CVEs

Summary

In the Linux kernel, the ath12k WiFi driver has a locking issue in the htt mlo-offset event handling. The code was not marked as an RCU read-side critical section, which could lead to use-after-free issues.

Risk Assessment

The vulnerability could allow an attacker to exploit the flaw to corrupt memory, potentially leading to crashes or privilege escalation.

Recommendation

It is recommended to apply the Linux kernel patch that marks the relevant code as an RCU read-side critical section.

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Original NVD description (English source)

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: wifi: ath12k: fix htt mlo-offset event locking The ath12k active pdevs are protected by RCU but the htt mlo-offset event handling code calling ath12k_mac_get_ar_by_pdev_id() was not marked as a read-side critical section. Mark the code in question as an RCU read-side critical section to avoid any potential use-after-free issues. Compile tested only.

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS