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CVE-2025-38290MEDIUM
Linux Linux — wifi: ath12k: fix node corruption in ar->arvifs list
  AV  AC  PR  UI  S  C  I  A   CVSS    EPSS   %ile   KEV
   L   L   L   N  U  N  N  H    5.5   .0019    8.7     —
AFFECTED
  Product  Versions                                    Fixed
  Linux    d889913205cf7ebda905b1e62c5867ed4e39f6c2 –  —
  Linux    6.3 –                                       6.6.94
TIMELINE
  Apr 16  Reserved by Linux
  Jul 10  Published (CNA: Linux)
  Jul 30  RESCORED — CVE-2025-38290 (Linux). CVSS 8.8 → 5.5 (NVD).
CWE-362, CWE-672 · CNA: Linux · CVSS v3.1 · 4 references · NVD status: Modified

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/20250320053145.3445187-1-quic_stonez@quicinc.com/ Tested-on: QCN9274 hw2.0 PCI WLAN.WBE.1.4.1-00199-QCAHKSWPL_SILICONZ-1

Lifecycle

Complete event history — 3 events, chronological
DateEventDetail
April 16, 2025ReservedReserved by Linux
July 10, 2025PublishedPublished (CNA: Linux)
July 30, 2026RESCOREDRESCORED — CVE-2025-38290 (Linux). CVSS 8.8 → 5.5 (NVD).

Affected

Affected products and packages — 2 rows
VendorProduct / PackageEcosystemVersion introducedFixed
LinuxLinuxd889913205cf7ebda905b1e62c5867ed4e39f6c2
LinuxLinux6.36.6.94

Weaknesses

CWE-362 · CWE-672

References (4)

Related

Authoritative record: CVE-2025-38290 at cve.org

Vendors: linux

Weaknesses: CWE-362 · CWE-672

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