CVE-2026-90407

wifi: ath11k: fix overreads in ath11k_wmi_process_csa_switch_count_event()

HIGH
7.7
CVSS Score
Published: September 17, 2026 at 04:09 PM UTC
Updated: October 19, 2026 at 09:19 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorLinux Kernel

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Severity
HIGH7.7
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.2%

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: wifi: ath11k: fix overreads in ath11k_wmi_process_csa_switch_count_event() There is no policy entry for WMI_TAG_PDEV_CSA_SWITCH_COUNT_STATUS_EVENT, so the parse infrastructure does not enforce a minimum length for the event struct. Additionally, the num_vdevs field is taken directly from firmware and used as a loop bound over the vdev_ids array without checking that it fits within the TLV payload. Either condition can cause an out-of-bounds read. Add a TLV policy entry for WMI_TAG_PDEV_CSA_SWITCH_COUNT_STATUS_EVENT so the parse infrastructure enforces a minimum length for the fixed-size event struct. Add a helper ath11k_wmi_tlv_data_len() to recover the payload length of a parsed TLV from the header preceding its data pointer. Use it in ath11k_wmi_process_csa_switch_count_event() to bound num_vdevs before the loop. Compile tested only.

Affected

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

Vendor states this is fixed in 0364926fb4bfb5b798e5fe2785b3023b4f767327 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 208d7fdb85976a737a715b81d54efaff6703880c (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 5de2b8c53714ad58f2fda118cd29ebbe31b38665 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in d6625dc5f1fe42cd81b8c57a1f5317afb9b410ce (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in f760b7d7e43584d2fa9bffcec1a04e502609f827 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 5.6 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.12.110 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.18.52 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.6.157 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 7.2.6 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 7.3 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 7.3-rc1 (unaffected)

Remediation

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CVSS

7.7HIGHLinux
Vector?

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