High 8.8Published Jul 10, 2025

CVE-2025-38293wifi: ath11k: fix node corruption in ar->arvifs list

Updated under an hour ago (2026-10-19 06:50 UTC)

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In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: wifi: ath11k: fix node corruption in ar->arvifs list In current WLAN recovery code flow, ath11k_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 ath11k_mac_op_remove_interface(), 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 ath11k_mac_op_remove_interface() can execute normally. Call trace: __list_del_entry_valid_or_report+0xb8/0xd0 ath11k_mac_op_remove_interface+0xb0/0x27c [ath11k] drv_remove_interface+0x48/0x194 [mac80211] ieee80211_do_stop+0x6e0/0x844 [mac80211] ieee80211_stop+0x44/0x17c [mac80211] __dev_close_many+0xac/0x150 __dev_change_flags+0x194/0x234 dev_change_flags+0x24/0x6c devinet_ioctl+0x3a0/0x670 inet_ioctl+0x200/0x248 sock_do_ioctl+0x60/0x118 sock_ioctl+0x274/0x35c __arm64_sys_ioctl+0xac/0xf0 invoke_syscall+0x48/0x114 ... Tested-on: QCA6698AQ hw2.1 PCI WLAN.HSP.1.1-04591-QCAHSPSWPL_V1_V2_SILICONZ_IOE-1

CVSS: 8.8 HIGH (v3.1, CNA)CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness (CWE): Not given
Known exploited: Not in CISA's KEV catalog
EPSS (exploitation in the next 30 days): Not loaded for this CVE
Assigned by: Linux
NVD analysis: Modified
Record last updated: Oct 15, 2026
First seen by InfoSec Signals: Oct 15, 2026

Affected products

Affected products

Linux Linux linux:linux (from the name)	from d5c65159f2895379e11ca13f62feabe93278985d before 6c139015b597e570dd5962934e9f9a2f4cc8ef48; from d5c65159f2895379e11ca13f62feabe93278985d before f9507cf2dd0e1ed5028c0e8240da6fe5fd3110d3; from d5c65159f2895379e11ca13f62feabe93278985d before b0974ed82e6ad5ff246fd90a5b14f3e7be4f2924; from d5c65159f2895379e11ca13f62feabe93278985d before f50ba7e7b607f2d00618799312e7fdb76a1ff48e; from d5c65159f2895379e11ca13f62feabe93278985d before f5d77d0d41ea7a204d47288d0cf0404a52b5890e; from d5c65159f2895379e11ca13f62feabe93278985d before 6d6cb27fe146061f2512e904618f5e005bb7bb6a; from d5c65159f2895379e11ca13f62feabe93278985d before 31e98e277ae47f56632e4d663b1d4fd12ba33ea8	CNA record
linux linux_kernel linux:linux_kernel	from 5.6 before 5.10.239; from 5.11 before 5.15.186; from 5.16 before 6.1.142; from 6.2 before 6.6.94; from 6.7 before 6.12.34; from 6.13 before 6.15.3	NVD
debian debian_linux debian:debian_linux	11.0	NVD

References

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6c139015b597e570dd5962934e9f9a2f4cc8ef48patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f9507cf2dd0e1ed5028c0e8240da6fe5fd3110d3patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b0974ed82e6ad5ff246fd90a5b14f3e7be4f2924patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f50ba7e7b607f2d00618799312e7fdb76a1ff48epatch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f5d77d0d41ea7a204d47288d0cf0404a52b5890epatch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6d6cb27fe146061f2512e904618f5e005bb7bb6apatch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/31e98e277ae47f56632e4d663b1d4fd12ba33ea8patch
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/10/msg00007.htmlmailing-list, third-party-advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/10/msg00008.htmlmailing-list, third-party-advisory

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