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CVE-2023-52829
wifi: ath12k: fix possible out-of-bound write in ath12k_wmi_ext_hal_reg_caps()
High8.4EPSS 0.26%
- Published
- Updated
- Reserved
- Assigned by
- Linux
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: wifi: ath12k: fix possible out-of-bound write in ath12k_wmi_ext_hal_reg_caps() reg_cap.phy_id is extracted from WMI event and could be an unexpected value in case some errors happen. As a result out-of-bound write may occur to soc->hal_reg_cap. Fix it by validating reg_cap.phy_id before using it. This is found during code review. Compile tested only.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| LinuxCNA (assigner) | 3.1 | High8.4 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| CISA-ADPADP (enrichment) | 3.1 | Medium6.2 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
| NVDNVD · Modified | 3.1 | High8.4 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 0.26% · top 82% of all CVEs (6 Nov 2026)
- CISA SSVC
- Exploitation: none · Automatable: no · Technical impact: partial
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 8.4.
Weakness
Affected products
- affected d889913205cf7ebda905b1e62c5867ed4e39f6c2 – < dfe13eaab043130f90dd3d57c7d88577c04adc97
- affected d889913205cf7ebda905b1e62c5867ed4e39f6c2 – < 4dd0547e8b45faf6f95373be5436b66cde326c0e
- affected d889913205cf7ebda905b1e62c5867ed4e39f6c2 – < b302dce3d9edea5b93d1902a541684a967f3c63c
- affected 6.3
- unaffected < 6.3
- unaffected 6.5.13 – ≤ 6.5.*
- unaffected 6.6.3 – ≤ 6.6.*
- unaffected 6.7 – ≤ *
References (3)
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/dfe13eaab043130f90dd3d57c7d88577c04adc97 (opens in a new tab)x_transferred
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4dd0547e8b45faf6f95373be5436b66cde326c0e (opens in a new tab)x_transferred
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b302dce3d9edea5b93d1902a541684a967f3c63c (opens in a new tab)x_transferred
Sources
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