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CVE-2023-52777

wifi: ath11k: fix gtk offload status event locking

HIGH
7.8
CVSS Score
Published: May 21, 2024 at 03:30 PM UTC
Updated: August 5, 2026 at 10:24 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorLinux Kernel

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Severity
HIGH7.8
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.2%
SSVC
No known exploit

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: wifi: ath11k: fix gtk offload status event locking The ath11k active pdevs are protected by RCU but the gtk offload status event handling code calling ath11k_mac_get_arvif_by_vdev_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.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

Linux Kernel· Linux
95%
5.19 ≤ v < 6.1.645.19 ≤ v < 6.5.135.19 ≤ v < 6.6.35.19 ≤ v < 6.76.2 ≤ v < 6.5.136.6 ≤ v < 6.6.35.19a16d9b50cfbaf112401b8e5ccfa852709f498cd4
Vendor states this is fixed in 0cf7577b6b3153b4b49deea9719fe43f96469c6d (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 1dea3c0720a146bd7193969f2847ccfed5be2221 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in cf9c7d783a2bf9305df4ef5b93d9063a52e18fca (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in e83246ecd3b193f8d91fce778e8a5ba747fc7d8a (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 5.19 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.1.64 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.5.13 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.6.3 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.7 (unaffected)

References (4)

Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0cf7577b6b3153b4b49deea9719fe43f96469c6d
Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1dea3c0720a146bd7193969f2847ccfed5be2221
Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/cf9c7d783a2bf9305df4ef5b93d9063a52e18fca
Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e83246ecd3b193f8d91fce778e8a5ba747fc7d8a

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCNo known exploitNot automatablePartial impact

SSVC signals action urgency (what to patch first), separate from CVSS which measures severity.

CVSS

7.8HIGHLinux
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-416

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