High severity · published May 21, 2024
CVE-2023-52776
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: wifi: ath12k: fix dfs-radar and temperature event locking The ath12k active pdevs are protected by RCU but…
8.8
CVSS
0.9%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
wifi: ath12k: fix dfs-radar and temperature event locking
The ath12k active pdevs are protected by RCU but the DFS-radar and
temperature event handling code calling ath12k_mac_get_ar_by_pdev_id()
was not marked as a read-side critical section.
Mark the code in question as RCU read-side critical sections to avoid
any potential use-after-free issues.
Note that the temperature event handler looks like a place holder
currently but would still trigger an RCU lockdep splat.
Compile tested only.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Adjacent
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.9% · higher than 58% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
KE
Kernel · Linux
6.3 before 6.5.13; 6.6 before 6.6.3 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-52776
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-52776
Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/69bd216e049349886405b1c87a55dce3d35d1ba7
Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/774de37c147fea81f2c2e4be5082304f4f71d535
Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d7a5f7f76568e48869916d769e28b9f3ca70c78e
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