CVE-2025-38293

wifi: ath11k: 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
2 products affected across 2 vendorsLinux KernelDebian Linux

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Severity
MEDIUM5.5
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.3%
SSVC
No known exploit

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: wifi: ath11k: fix node corruption in ar->arvifs list In current WLAN recovery code flow, ath11k_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 ath11k_mac_op_remove_interface(), 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 ath11k_mac_op_remove_interface() can execute normally. Call trace: __list_del_entry_valid_or_report+0xb8/0xd0 ath11k_mac_op_remove_interface+0xb0/0x27c [ath11k] drv_remove_interface+0x48/0x194 [mac80211] ieee80211_do_stop+0x6e0/0x844 [mac80211] ieee80211_stop+0x44/0x17c [mac80211] __dev_close_many+0xac/0x150 __dev_change_flags+0x194/0x234 dev_change_flags+0x24/0x6c devinet_ioctl+0x3a0/0x670 inet_ioctl+0x200/0x248 sock_do_ioctl+0x60/0x118 sock_ioctl+0x274/0x35c __arm64_sys_ioctl+0xac/0xf0 invoke_syscall+0x48/0x114 ... Tested-on: QCA6698AQ hw2.1 PCI WLAN.HSP.1.1-04591-QCAHSPSWPL_V1_V2_SILICONZ_IOE-1

Affected

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

All versions5.11 ≤ v < 5.15.1865.16 ≤ v < 6.1.1425.6 ≤ v < 5.10.2396.13 ≤ v < 6.15.36.2 ≤ v < 6.6.946.7 ≤ v < 6.12.345.6d5c65159f2895379e11ca13f62feabe93278985d
Vendor states this is fixed in 31e98e277ae47f56632e4d663b1d4fd12ba33ea8 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6c139015b597e570dd5962934e9f9a2f4cc8ef48 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6d6cb27fe146061f2512e904618f5e005bb7bb6a (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in b0974ed82e6ad5ff246fd90a5b14f3e7be4f2924 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in f50ba7e7b607f2d00618799312e7fdb76a1ff48e (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in f5d77d0d41ea7a204d47288d0cf0404a52b5890e (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in f9507cf2dd0e1ed5028c0e8240da6fe5fd3110d3 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 5.10.239 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 5.15.186 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 5.6 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.1.142 (unaffected)
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 6.6.94 (unaffected)

References (9)

Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/31e98e277ae47f56632e4d663b1d4fd12ba33ea8
Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6c139015b597e570dd5962934e9f9a2f4cc8ef48
Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6d6cb27fe146061f2512e904618f5e005bb7bb6a
Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b0974ed82e6ad5ff246fd90a5b14f3e7be4f2924
Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f50ba7e7b607f2d00618799312e7fdb76a1ff48e
Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f5d77d0d41ea7a204d47288d0cf0404a52b5890e
Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f9507cf2dd0e1ed5028c0e8240da6fe5fd3110d3
Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/10/msg00007.html

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?

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