CVE-2026-74368

wifi: ath12k: fix memory leak in ath12k_wifi7_dp_rx_h_verify_tkip_mic()

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Published: August 15, 2026 at 05:58 AM UTC
Updated: October 21, 2026 at 01:19 PM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorLinux Kernel

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Severity
N/A
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.2%

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: wifi: ath12k: fix memory leak in ath12k_wifi7_dp_rx_h_verify_tkip_mic() In ath12k_wifi7_dp_rx_h_verify_tkip_mic(), the call to ath12k_dp_rx_check_nwifi_hdr_len_valid() may return false when the NWIFI header length is invalid, causing the function to abort early with -EINVAL. When this happens, the error propagates to ath12k_wifi7_dp_rx_h_defrag(), which clears first_frag by setting it to NULL. As a result, the corresponding MSDU is no longer referenced by the defragmentation path and is never freed. This leads to a memory leak for the affected MSDU on this error path. Proper cleanup is required to ensure the MSDU is released when header validation fails during TKIP MIC verification. Tested-on: WCN7850 hw2.0 PCI WLAN.HMT.1.1.c5-00302-QCAHMTSWPL_V1.0_V2.0_SILICONZ-1.115823.3

Affected

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

3abe15e756481c45f6acba3d476cb3ca4afc3b6150be1fb76556e80af9f5da80f28168b6c71bce586.12.246.13.126.14.36.156.6.886ee653194ddb83674913fd2727b8ecfae0597ade7f1d986da5c6abb75ffe4d0d325fc9b341c41a1c9a0dddfb30f120db3851627935851d262e4e7acb
Vendor states this is fixed in 5187a92099778501f21af76ed6c8415d128e7298 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 98d4f92ab6a1af2ea2ab590d7e2801b203110981 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.12.114 (unaffected)
Affected range stops below 6.13, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 6.14, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.15 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.18.57 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.6.160 (unaffected)
Affected range stops below 6.7, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Vendor states this is fixed in 7.1.5 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 7.2 (unaffected)

Remediation

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