wifi: ath11k: fix stride mismatch in mac_phy_caps_parse()
Summary
| CVE | CVE-2026-90398 |
|---|---|
| State | PUBLISHED |
| Assigner | Linux |
| Source Priority | CVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback |
| Published | 2026-09-17 17:17:39 UTC |
| Updated | 2026-09-18 18:17:57 UTC |
| Description | In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: wifi: ath11k: fix stride mismatch in mac_phy_caps_parse() Currently, in ath11k_wmi_tlv_mac_phy_caps_parse(), kcalloc() sizes the mac_phy_caps buffer as tot_phy_id * len, where len is clamped to min(firmware_len, sizeof(struct wmi_mac_phy_capabilities)). The subsequent memcpy() destination advances by sizeof(full struct) per slot via C pointer arithmetic, not by the clamped len. When firmware sends short TLVs, the second and later slots are written past the end of the allocation. The reader in ath11k_pull_mac_phy_cap_svc_ready_ext() also indexes the buffer with full-struct pointer arithmetic, so the allocation must match that stride. Fix by using kzalloc_objs(), which derives the element size from the pointer type, making allocation size and pointer stride provably consistent regardless of what len the firmware provides. Compile tested only. |
Risk And Classification
Primary CVSS: v3.1 8.4 HIGH from 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS: 0.001680000 probability, percentile 0.064920000 (date 2026-09-18)
| Version | Source | Type | Score | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3.1 | 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 | Secondary | 8.4 | HIGH | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| 3.1 | CNA | DECLARED | 8.4 | HIGH | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
CVSS v3.1 Breakdown
Attack Vector
LocalAttack Complexity
LowPrivileges Required
NoneUser Interaction
NoneScope
UnchangedConfidentiality
HighIntegrity
HighAvailability
HighCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Vendor Declared Affected Products
| Source | Vendor | Product | Version | Platforms |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CNA | Linux | Linux | affected 5b90fc760db5a969ed26d70f8e62c91915f012bd bbb3b3334a9ed850c5b332eedea107796e691237 git | Not specified |
| CNA | Linux | Linux | affected 5b90fc760db5a969ed26d70f8e62c91915f012bd 75185e2b214e842b7e0af29e5d1fef155662b8b1 git | Not specified |
| CNA | Linux | Linux | affected 5b90fc760db5a969ed26d70f8e62c91915f012bd acff2713c3212ade15051e7b421f15c89927e70f git | Not specified |
| CNA | Linux | Linux | affected 5b90fc760db5a969ed26d70f8e62c91915f012bd 7a246c72132eb943b5844ba79dad597b47429dba git | Not specified |
| CNA | Linux | Linux | affected 5.6 | Not specified |
| CNA | Linux | Linux | unaffected 5.6 semver | Not specified |
| CNA | Linux | Linux | unaffected 6.12.110 6.12.* semver | Not specified |
| CNA | Linux | Linux | unaffected 6.18.52 6.18.* semver | Not specified |
| CNA | Linux | Linux | unaffected 7.2.6 7.2.* semver | Not specified |
| CNA | Linux | Linux | unaffected 7.3-rc1 * original_commit_for_fix | Not specified |
References
| Reference | Source | Link | Tags |
|---|---|---|---|
| git.kernel.org/stable/c/acff2713c3212ade15051e7b421f15c89927e70f | 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 | git.kernel.org | |
| git.kernel.org/stable/c/bbb3b3334a9ed850c5b332eedea107796e691237 | 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 | git.kernel.org | |
| git.kernel.org/stable/c/7a246c72132eb943b5844ba79dad597b47429dba | 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 | git.kernel.org | |
| git.kernel.org/stable/c/75185e2b214e842b7e0af29e5d1fef155662b8b1 | 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 | git.kernel.org | |
| CVE Program record | CVE.ORG | www.cve.org | canonical |
| NVD vulnerability detail | NVD | nvd.nist.gov | canonical, analysis |
No vendor comments have been submitted for this CVE.
There are currently no legacy QID mappings associated with this CVE.