wifi: ath9k: Fix potential stack-out-of-bounds write in ath9k_wmi_rsp_callback()
Fix a stack-out-of-bounds write that occurs in a WMI response callback
function that is called after a timeout occurs in ath9k_wmi_cmd().
The callback writes to wmi->cmd_rsp_buf, a stack-allocated buffer that
could no longer be valid when a timeout occurs. Set wmi->last_seq_id to
0 when a timeout occurred.
Found by a modified version of syzkaller.
BUG: KASAN: stack-out-of-bounds in ath9k_wmi_ctrl_rx
Write of size 4
Call Trace:
memcpy
ath9k_wmi_ctrl_rx
ath9k_htc_rx_msg
ath9k_hif_usb_reg_in_cb
__usb_hcd_giveback_urb
usb_hcd_giveback_urb
dummy_timer
call_timer_fn
run_timer_softirq
__do_softirq
irq_exit_rcu
sysvec_apic_timer_interrupt
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Mon, 11 May 2026 20:15:00 +0000
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| Description | In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: wifi: ath9k: Fix potential stack-out-of-bounds write in ath9k_wmi_rsp_callback() Fix a stack-out-of-bounds write that occurs in a WMI response callback function that is called after a timeout occurs in ath9k_wmi_cmd(). The callback writes to wmi->cmd_rsp_buf, a stack-allocated buffer that could no longer be valid when a timeout occurs. Set wmi->last_seq_id to 0 when a timeout occurred. Found by a modified version of syzkaller. BUG: KASAN: stack-out-of-bounds in ath9k_wmi_ctrl_rx Write of size 4 Call Trace: memcpy ath9k_wmi_ctrl_rx ath9k_htc_rx_msg ath9k_hif_usb_reg_in_cb __usb_hcd_giveback_urb usb_hcd_giveback_urb dummy_timer call_timer_fn run_timer_softirq __do_softirq irq_exit_rcu sysvec_apic_timer_interrupt | |
| Title | wifi: ath9k: Fix potential stack-out-of-bounds write in ath9k_wmi_rsp_callback() | |
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: Linux
Published:
Updated: 2026-05-11T19:50:29.770Z
Reserved: 2025-10-22T13:21:37.347Z
Link: CVE-2023-53717
No data.
Status : Deferred
Published: 2025-10-22T14:15:46.367
Modified: 2026-04-15T00:35:42.020
Link: CVE-2023-53717
OpenCVE Enrichment
Updated: 2025-10-23T10:05:04Z
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