CVE Catalog

CVE-2023-52776

HighCVSS 8.8
Published: Updated: Translated: NVD NIST

Exploitation Probability (EPSS)

Elevated risk
0.85%

55th percentile - higher than 55% of all known CVEs

Summary

In the Linux kernel, in the ath12k Wi-Fi driver, an RCU locking issue was found in the handling of DFS-radar and temperature events. The code was not marked as an RCU read-side critical section, which may lead to use-after-free issues.

Risk Assessment

Use-after-free can lead to system crashes or potential code execution by an attacker.

Recommendation

It is recommended to update the Linux kernel to a version with a fix that marks the relevant code as RCU read-side critical sections.

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Original NVD description (English source)

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: wifi: ath12k: fix dfs-radar and temperature event locking The ath12k active pdevs are protected by RCU but the DFS-radar and temperature 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 RCU read-side critical sections to avoid any potential use-after-free issues. Note that the temperature event handler looks like a place holder currently but would still trigger an RCU lockdep splat. Compile tested only.

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