CVE Catalog

CVE-2026-64155

MediumCVSS 5.5
Published: Updated: Translated: NVD NIST

Exploitation Probability (EPSS)

Low risk
0.17%

7th percentile - higher than 7% of all known CVEs

Summary

In the Linux kernel, a memory leak vulnerability was found in the ath11k driver in WMI WOW functions. Two instances directly returned the result of ath11k_wmi_cmd_send without checking the return value, preventing skb buffer deallocation in the error path.

Risk Assessment

Memory leaks can lead to gradual exhaustion of system resources, potentially causing denial of service (DoS) on devices with Qualcomm Atheros Wi-Fi cards.

Recommendation

Immediately update the Linux kernel to a version containing the fix (commit addressing the issue). Monitor the availability of the patch in your distribution.

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Original NVD description (English source)

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: wifi: ath11k: fix error path leaks in some WMI WOW calls Fix two instances where we used to directly return the result of ath11k_wmi_cmd_send(...). Because we did not check the return value, we also did not free the skb in the error path.

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