vulnerability
Red Hat: CVE-2023-52798: kernel: wifi: ath11k: fix dfs radar event locking (Multiple Advisories)
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | (AV:L/AC:L/Au:M/C:N/I:N/A:C) | May 21, 2024 | Sep 25, 2024 | Jul 9, 2025 |
Severity
4
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:L/Au:M/C:N/I:N/A:C)
Published
May 21, 2024
Added
Sep 25, 2024
Modified
Jul 9, 2025
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
wifi: ath11k: fix dfs radar event locking
The ath11k active pdevs are protected by RCU but the DFS radar event
handling code calling ath11k_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.
Solution(s)
no-fix-redhat-rpm-packageredhat-upgrade-kernel
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