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CVE-2026-68362

Low risk· EPSS 7%
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, the ath11k WiFi driver has a NULL pointer dereference vulnerability. The ATH11K_FLAG_REGISTERED flag is set unconditionally even when FW_READY handling fails, leading to an inconsistent driver state. During subsequent SSR, the driver dereferences uninitialized srng members, causing a NULL pointer dereference.

Risk Assessment

An attacker could exploit this vulnerability to cause a system crash (kernel panic) or potentially escalate privileges if the driver is used in an environment with access to WiFi hardware.

Recommendation

Apply the Linux kernel patch that sets ATH11K_FLAG_REGISTERED only when firmware_ready succeeds and adds QMI_FAIL error handling. Update the system to a kernel version containing this fix.

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Original NVD description (English source)

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: wifi: ath11k: fix NULL pointer dereference in ath11k_hal_srng_access_begin In ATH11K_QMI_EVENT_FW_READY, ATH11K_FLAG_REGISTERED is set unconditionally even when ath11k_core_qmi_firmware_ready() fails. This leaves the driver in an inconsistent state where initialization is considered complete although the firmware ready handling did not finish successfully. During the subsequent SSR, the driver enters the restart path based on this incorrect state and dereferences uninitialized srng members, resulting in a NULL pointer dereference. Call trace: ath11k_hal_srng_access_begin+0xc/0x60 [ath11k] (P) ath11k_ce_cleanup_pipes+0x17c/0x180 [ath11k] ath11k_core_restart+0x40/0x168 [ath11k] Fix this by: - skipping firmware_ready if ATH11K_FLAG_REGISTERED is already set - setting ATH11K_FLAG_REGISTERED only when firmware_ready succeeds - setting ATH11K_FLAG_QMI_FAIL and aborting the FW_READY handling on error Tested-on: WCN6750 hw1.0 AHB WLAN.MSL.2.0.c2-00204-QCAMSLSWPLZ-1

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