ath11k: fix netdev open race
Make sure to allocate resources needed before registering the device.
This specifically avoids having a racing open() trigger a BUG_ON() in
mod_timer() when ath11k_mac_op_start() is called before the
mon_reap_timer as been set up.
I did not see this issue with next-20220310, but I hit it on every probe
with next-20220511. Perhaps some timing changed in between.
Here's the backtrace:
[ 51.346947] kernel BUG at kernel/time/timer.c:990!
[ 51.346958] Internal error: Oops - BUG: 0 [#1] PREEMPT SMP
...
[ 51.578225] Call trace:
[ 51.583293] __mod_timer+0x298/0x390
[ 51.589518] mod_timer+0x14/0x20
[ 51.595368] ath11k_mac_op_start+0x41c/0x4a0 [ath11k]
[ 51.603165] drv_start+0x38/0x60 [mac80211]
[ 51.610110] ieee80211_do_open+0x29c/0x7d0 [mac80211]
[ 51.617945] ieee80211_open+0x60/0xb0 [mac80211]
[ 51.625311] __dev_open+0x100/0x1c0
[ 51.631420] __dev_change_flags+0x194/0x210
[ 51.638214] dev_change_flags+0x24/0x70
[ 51.644646] do_setlink+0x228/0xdb0
[ 51.650723] __rtnl_newlink+0x460/0x830
[ 51.657162] rtnl_newlink+0x4c/0x80
[ 51.663229] rtnetlink_rcv_msg+0x124/0x390
[ 51.669917] netlink_rcv_skb+0x58/0x130
[ 51.676314] rtnetlink_rcv+0x18/0x30
[ 51.682460] netlink_unicast+0x250/0x310
[ 51.688960] netlink_sendmsg+0x19c/0x3e0
[ 51.695458] ____sys_sendmsg+0x220/0x290
[ 51.701938] ___sys_sendmsg+0x7c/0xc0
[ 51.708148] __sys_sendmsg+0x68/0xd0
[ 51.714254] __arm64_sys_sendmsg+0x28/0x40
[ 51.720900] invoke_syscall+0x48/0x120
Tested-on: WCN6855 hw2.0 PCI WLAN.HSP.1.1-03125-QCAHSPSWPL_V1_V2_SILICONZ_LITE-3
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EUVD-2022-55451 | In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ath11k: fix netdev open race Make sure to allocate resources needed before registering the device. This specifically avoids having a racing open() trigger a BUG_ON() in mod_timer() when ath11k_mac_op_start() is called before the mon_reap_timer as been set up. I did not see this issue with next-20220310, but I hit it on every probe with next-20220511. Perhaps some timing changed in between. Here's the backtrace: [ 51.346947] kernel BUG at kernel/time/timer.c:990! [ 51.346958] Internal error: Oops - BUG: 0 [#1] PREEMPT SMP ... [ 51.578225] Call trace: [ 51.583293] __mod_timer+0x298/0x390 [ 51.589518] mod_timer+0x14/0x20 [ 51.595368] ath11k_mac_op_start+0x41c/0x4a0 [ath11k] [ 51.603165] drv_start+0x38/0x60 [mac80211] [ 51.610110] ieee80211_do_open+0x29c/0x7d0 [mac80211] [ 51.617945] ieee80211_open+0x60/0xb0 [mac80211] [ 51.625311] __dev_open+0x100/0x1c0 [ 51.631420] __dev_change_flags+0x194/0x210 [ 51.638214] dev_change_flags+0x24/0x70 [ 51.644646] do_setlink+0x228/0xdb0 [ 51.650723] __rtnl_newlink+0x460/0x830 [ 51.657162] rtnl_newlink+0x4c/0x80 [ 51.663229] rtnetlink_rcv_msg+0x124/0x390 [ 51.669917] netlink_rcv_skb+0x58/0x130 [ 51.676314] rtnetlink_rcv+0x18/0x30 [ 51.682460] netlink_unicast+0x250/0x310 [ 51.688960] netlink_sendmsg+0x19c/0x3e0 [ 51.695458] ____sys_sendmsg+0x220/0x290 [ 51.701938] ___sys_sendmsg+0x7c/0xc0 [ 51.708148] __sys_sendmsg+0x68/0xd0 [ 51.714254] __arm64_sys_sendmsg+0x28/0x40 [ 51.720900] invoke_syscall+0x48/0x120 Tested-on: WCN6855 hw2.0 PCI WLAN.HSP.1.1-03125-QCAHSPSWPL_V1_V2_SILICONZ_LITE-3 |
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Wed, 18 Jun 2025 11:15:00 +0000
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| Description | In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ath11k: fix netdev open race Make sure to allocate resources needed before registering the device. This specifically avoids having a racing open() trigger a BUG_ON() in mod_timer() when ath11k_mac_op_start() is called before the mon_reap_timer as been set up. I did not see this issue with next-20220310, but I hit it on every probe with next-20220511. Perhaps some timing changed in between. Here's the backtrace: [ 51.346947] kernel BUG at kernel/time/timer.c:990! [ 51.346958] Internal error: Oops - BUG: 0 [#1] PREEMPT SMP ... [ 51.578225] Call trace: [ 51.583293] __mod_timer+0x298/0x390 [ 51.589518] mod_timer+0x14/0x20 [ 51.595368] ath11k_mac_op_start+0x41c/0x4a0 [ath11k] [ 51.603165] drv_start+0x38/0x60 [mac80211] [ 51.610110] ieee80211_do_open+0x29c/0x7d0 [mac80211] [ 51.617945] ieee80211_open+0x60/0xb0 [mac80211] [ 51.625311] __dev_open+0x100/0x1c0 [ 51.631420] __dev_change_flags+0x194/0x210 [ 51.638214] dev_change_flags+0x24/0x70 [ 51.644646] do_setlink+0x228/0xdb0 [ 51.650723] __rtnl_newlink+0x460/0x830 [ 51.657162] rtnl_newlink+0x4c/0x80 [ 51.663229] rtnetlink_rcv_msg+0x124/0x390 [ 51.669917] netlink_rcv_skb+0x58/0x130 [ 51.676314] rtnetlink_rcv+0x18/0x30 [ 51.682460] netlink_unicast+0x250/0x310 [ 51.688960] netlink_sendmsg+0x19c/0x3e0 [ 51.695458] ____sys_sendmsg+0x220/0x290 [ 51.701938] ___sys_sendmsg+0x7c/0xc0 [ 51.708148] __sys_sendmsg+0x68/0xd0 [ 51.714254] __arm64_sys_sendmsg+0x28/0x40 [ 51.720900] invoke_syscall+0x48/0x120 Tested-on: WCN6855 hw2.0 PCI WLAN.HSP.1.1-03125-QCAHSPSWPL_V1_V2_SILICONZ_LITE-3 | |
| Title | ath11k: fix netdev open race | |
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: Linux
Published:
Updated: 2026-05-11T19:14:28.589Z
Reserved: 2025-06-18T10:57:27.427Z
Link: CVE-2022-50187
No data.
Status : Analyzed
Published: 2025-06-18T11:15:49.267
Modified: 2025-11-19T12:50:42.533
Link: CVE-2022-50187
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Updated: 2025-06-23T08:53:47Z
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