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wifi: ath12k: fix htt mlo-offset event locking

Type: advisorySources: OSV

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: wifi: ath12k: fix htt mlo-offset event locking The ath12k active pdevs are protected by RCU but the htt mlo-offset 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 an RCU read-side critical section to avoid any potential use-after-free issues. Compile tested only.

Products
Kernel
Affected versions
Not specified
Fixed versions
6.5.13, 6.6.3
CVEs
CVE-2023-52769
Confirmed fixed CVEs
Not specified
Updated in this feed
7 Nov 2026, 14:18 UTC · Revision 1

Source evidence

wifi: ath12k: fix htt mlo-offset event locking

core-osv · Original source

Published 21 May 2024, 15:30 UTC

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: wifi: ath12k: fix htt mlo-offset event locking The ath12k active pdevs are protected by RCU but the htt mlo-offset 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 an RCU read-side critical section to avoid any potential use-after-free issues. Compile tested only.

osv:CVE-2023-52769

Kernel

Fixed versions: 6.5.13, 6.6.3

Complete source record
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