CVE-2024-26897

wifi: ath9k: delay all of ath9k_wmi_event_tasklet() until init is complete

MEDIUM
4.7
CVSS Score
Published: April 17, 2024 at 10:27 AM UTC
Updated: October 15, 2026 at 01:17 AM UTC
3 products affected across 3 vendorsLinux KernelDebian LinuxSIMATIC S7-1500 TM MFP

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Severity
MEDIUM4.7
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.2%
SSVC
No known exploit

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: wifi: ath9k: delay all of ath9k_wmi_event_tasklet() until init is complete The ath9k_wmi_event_tasklet() used in ath9k_htc assumes that all the data structures have been fully initialised by the time it runs. However, because of the order in which things are initialised, this is not guaranteed to be the case, because the device is exposed to the USB subsystem before the ath9k driver initialisation is completed. We already committed a partial fix for this in commit: 8b3046abc99e ("ath9k_htc: fix NULL pointer dereference at ath9k_htc_tx_get_packet()") However, that commit only aborted the WMI_TXSTATUS_EVENTID command in the event tasklet, pairing it with an "initialisation complete" bit in the TX struct. It seems syzbot managed to trigger the race for one of the other commands as well, so let's just move the existing synchronisation bit to cover the whole tasklet (setting it at the end of ath9k_htc_probe_device() instead of inside ath9k_tx_init()).

Affected

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

5.10.136 ≤ v < 5.10.2145.15.17 ≤ v < 5.15.1535.16.3 ≤ v < 6.1.836.2 ≤ v < 6.6.236.7 ≤ v < 6.7.116.8 ≤ v < 6.8.25.10.1365.15.175.16.35.17735aefae7b68025cd04c482a940c0f6fc6797a6378c8397132dd4735ac6a7b5a651302f0b9f264ad7bbc1a50a7963f14048f0e54b0b73159f86d4ea38b3046abc99eefe11438090bcc4ec3a3994b55d0
Vendor states this is fixed in 1bc5461a21c56a36e2a7d81e152b90ce019a3905 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 24355fcb0d4cbcb6ddda262596558e8cfba70f11 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 4afa0246656d5680c8a4c3fb37ba6570c4ab819b (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 74d0639261dd795dce958d1b14815bdcbb48a715 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in a015fbf698c8957aa5fbeefc5c59dd2cf3107298 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in ac90e22e735bac44f74b5161fb096fbeb0ff8bc2 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in f8ff4b4df71e87f609be0cc37d92e918107f9b90 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 5.10.214 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 5.15.153 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 5.17 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.1.83 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.6.23 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.7.11 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.8.2 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.9 (unaffected)

References (9)

Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1bc5461a21c56a36e2a7d81e152b90ce019a3905
Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/24355fcb0d4cbcb6ddda262596558e8cfba70f11
Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4afa0246656d5680c8a4c3fb37ba6570c4ab819b
Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/74d0639261dd795dce958d1b14815bdcbb48a715
Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a015fbf698c8957aa5fbeefc5c59dd2cf3107298
Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ac90e22e735bac44f74b5161fb096fbeb0ff8bc2
Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f8ff4b4df71e87f609be0cc37d92e918107f9b90
Third Party Advisory
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/06/msg00017.html

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCNo known exploitNot automatablePartial impact

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

CVSS

Attack Vector
LOCAL
Complexity
HIGH
Privileges
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
NONE
Integrity
NONE
Availability
HIGH
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-362

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