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CVE-2026-90361

Unknown
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

In the Linux kernel, ath11k_service_ready_ext_event() in the ath11k wifi driver can allocate svc_rdy_ext.mac_phy_caps during TLV parsing. This is a temporary allocation freed on the success path but not on the error path — if parsing succeeds far enough to allocate mac_phy_caps and then fails on a later TLV, the allocation leaks.

Risk Assessment

A kernel memory leak on each failed parse can lead to gradual memory exhaustion and eventually denial of service.

Recommendation

Update the Linux kernel to a version containing the fix that frees the mac_phy_caps allocation on the error path in ath11k_service_ready_ext_event().

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Original NVD description (English source)

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: wifi: ath11k: fix leak in ath11k_service_ready_ext_event() Currently, during ath11k_service_ready_ext_event() processing, svc_rdy_ext.mac_phy_caps can be allocated during TLV parsing. This is a temporary allocation that is freed on the success path, but not on the error path. If parsing succeeds far enough to allocate mac_phy_caps and then fails on a later TLV, the allocation leaks. So free the allocation on the error path. Compile tested only.

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