CVE-2025-38290

wifi: ath12k: fix node corruption in ar->arvifs list

MEDIUM
5.5
CVSS Score
Published: July 10, 2025 at 07:42 AM UTC
Updated: October 15, 2026 at 10:18 PM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorLinux Kernel

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Severity
MEDIUM5.5
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.2%
SSVC
No known exploit

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: wifi: ath12k: fix node corruption in ar->arvifs list In current WLAN recovery code flow, ath12k_core_halt() only reinitializes the "arvifs" list head. This will cause the list node immediately following the list head to become an invalid list node. Because the prev of that node still points to the list head "arvifs", but the next of the list head "arvifs" no longer points to that list node. When a WLAN recovery occurs during the execution of a vif removal, and it happens before the spin_lock_bh(&ar->data_lock) in ath12k_mac_vdev_delete(), list_del() will detect the previously mentioned situation, thereby triggering a kernel panic. The fix is to remove and reinitialize all vif list nodes from the list head "arvifs" during WLAN halt. The reinitialization is to make the list nodes valid, ensuring that the list_del() in ath12k_mac_vdev_delete() can execute normally. Call trace: __list_del_entry_valid_or_report+0xd4/0x100 (P) ath12k_mac_remove_link_interface.isra.0+0xf8/0x2e4 [ath12k] ath12k_scan_vdev_clean_work+0x40/0x164 [ath12k] cfg80211_wiphy_work+0xfc/0x100 process_one_work+0x164/0x2d0 worker_thread+0x254/0x380 kthread+0xfc/0x100 ret_from_fork+0x10/0x20 The change is mostly copied from the ath11k patch: https://lore.kernel.org/all/[email protected]/ Tested-on: QCN9274 hw2.0 PCI WLAN.WBE.1.4.1-00199-QCAHKSWPL_SILICONZ-1

Affected

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

All versions6.13 ≤ v < 6.15.36.3 ≤ v < 6.6.946.7 ≤ v < 6.12.346.3d889913205cf7ebda905b1e62c5867ed4e39f6c2
Vendor states this is fixed in 6285516170f9e2f04b9dbf1e5100e0d7cbac22b4 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6bfe7ae9bbd9734751b853e2d2e1c13e8b46fd2d (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 823435bd23108d6f8be89ea2d025c0e2e3769c51 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in be049199dec9189602bc06e2c70eda3aa0f2ea6e (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.12.34 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.15.3 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.16 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.3 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.6.94 (unaffected)

References (4)

Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6285516170f9e2f04b9dbf1e5100e0d7cbac22b4
Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6bfe7ae9bbd9734751b853e2d2e1c13e8b46fd2d
Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/823435bd23108d6f8be89ea2d025c0e2e3769c51
Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/be049199dec9189602bc06e2c70eda3aa0f2ea6e

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCNo known exploitNot automatableTotal impact

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CVSS

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

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-362CWE-672

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