GHSA-HHM8-7QMW-PMJ8
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2026-09-17 18:32 – Updated: 2026-09-18 18:31In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
wifi: ath11k: fix overreads in ath11k_wmi_process_csa_switch_count_event()
There is no policy entry for WMI_TAG_PDEV_CSA_SWITCH_COUNT_STATUS_EVENT, so the parse infrastructure does not enforce a minimum length for the event struct. Additionally, the num_vdevs field is taken directly from firmware and used as a loop bound over the vdev_ids array without checking that it fits within the TLV payload. Either condition can cause an out-of-bounds read.
Add a TLV policy entry for WMI_TAG_PDEV_CSA_SWITCH_COUNT_STATUS_EVENT so the parse infrastructure enforces a minimum length for the fixed-size event struct. Add a helper ath11k_wmi_tlv_data_len() to recover the payload length of a parsed TLV from the header preceding its data pointer. Use it in ath11k_wmi_process_csa_switch_count_event() to bound num_vdevs before the loop.
Compile tested only.
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"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2026-90407"
],
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"github_reviewed": false,
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"nvd_published_at": "2026-09-17T17:17:40Z",
"severity": "HIGH"
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"details": "In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nwifi: ath11k: fix overreads in ath11k_wmi_process_csa_switch_count_event()\n\nThere is no policy entry for WMI_TAG_PDEV_CSA_SWITCH_COUNT_STATUS_EVENT, so\nthe parse infrastructure does not enforce a minimum length for the event\nstruct. Additionally, the num_vdevs field is taken directly from firmware\nand used as a loop bound over the vdev_ids array without checking that it\nfits within the TLV payload. Either condition can cause an out-of-bounds\nread.\n\nAdd a TLV policy entry for WMI_TAG_PDEV_CSA_SWITCH_COUNT_STATUS_EVENT so\nthe parse infrastructure enforces a minimum length for the fixed-size event\nstruct. Add a helper ath11k_wmi_tlv_data_len() to recover the payload\nlength of a parsed TLV from the header preceding its data pointer. Use it\nin ath11k_wmi_process_csa_switch_count_event() to bound num_vdevs before\nthe loop.\n\nCompile tested only.",
"id": "GHSA-hhm8-7qmw-pmj8",
"modified": "2026-09-18T18:31:31Z",
"published": "2026-09-17T18:32:04Z",
"references": [
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"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-90407"
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"url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0364926fb4bfb5b798e5fe2785b3023b4f767327"
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"url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/208d7fdb85976a737a715b81d54efaff6703880c"
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"url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5de2b8c53714ad58f2fda118cd29ebbe31b38665"
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"url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d6625dc5f1fe42cd81b8c57a1f5317afb9b410ce"
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"url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f760b7d7e43584d2fa9bffcec1a04e502609f827"
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"schema_version": "1.4.0",
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"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H",
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