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TI-2023-29125 Aliases CVE-2023-52798GHSA-gx69-h78g-vjrh

wifi: ath11k: fix dfs radar event locking

Priority MEDIUM 40CWE-416Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Adjacent network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Code execution
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · High · High
Fix status
Partial Red Hat: 4 fixed, 2 without a fix

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-416 and the CVSS impact.

Summary

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.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.01026 63rd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Partial Linux (Linux): 5.10.202, 5.15.140, 6.1.64 +3Red Hat: 1 advisoryRed Hat: 4 fixed, 2 without a fix

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
None
Automatable
No
Technical impact
Partial

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
LinuxLinux5.6 and later5.10.202, 5.15.140, 6.1.64, 6.5.13, 6.6.3, 6.7Patch availableCNA
  • Linux VendorLinux Affected 5.6 and later Fixed in 5.10.202, 5.15.140, 6.1.64, 6.5.13, 6.6.3, 6.7 Patch available CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.6 to before 5.10.202; 5.11 to before 5.15.140; 5.16 to before 6.1.64; 6.2 to before 6.5.13; 6.6 to before 6.6.3VulnerableLinux
  • cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.6 to before 5.10.202; 5.11 to before 5.15.140; 5.16 to before 6.1.64; 6.2 to before 6.5.13; 6.6 to before 6.6.3 Vulnerable ·Linux

Remediation

  • Fix · CNA Linux (Linux) Fixed in 5.10.202, 5.15.140, 6.1.64, 6.5.13, 6.6.3, 6.7

Red Hat 1 advisory

  • RHSA-2024:7000 Released 2024-09-24 · Red Hat rating Important
    kernel security update
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS (v. 8) bpftool-4.18.0-553.22.1.el8_10, kernel-4.18.0-553.22.1.el8_10, kernel-abi-stablelists-4.18.0-553.22.1.el8_10 +19
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux CRB (v. 8) kernel-tools-libs-devel-4.18.0-553.22.1.el8_10

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

Red Hat rating: Low. Red Hat's page for this CVE →

ProductStatusPlan or fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8AffectedNo fix yet: Fix deferred
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9AffectedNo fix yet: Fix deferred
RHOAI-2.13-RHEL-8Fixed—
RHOAI-2.14-RHEL-8Fixed—
Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS (v. 8)Fixed RHSA-2024:7000
Red Hat Enterprise Linux CRB (v. 8)Fixed RHSA-2024:7000
Not affected: 2 products
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2023-52798
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-gx69-h78g-vjrh
  3. 2026-10-29 Affected versions changed · Red Hat
  4. 2026-10-31 Fix available: RHOAI-2.13-RHEL-8, RHOAI-2.14-RHEL-8 · Red Hat

References

Patch 6

  • TI-2025-26358 tls: fix handling of zero-length records on the rx_list KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2026-38352 netfilter: bridge: make ebt_snat ARP rewrite writable KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2013-05264 The (1) get_user and (2) put_user API functions in the Linux kernel before 3.5.5 on the… KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2022-00125 Integer overflow in kernel KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.4
  • TI-2013-01864 The perf_swevent_init function in kernel/events/core.c in the Linux kernel before 3.8.9… KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.4
  • TI-2021-05514 Heap Out-Of-Bounds Write in Netfilter IP6T_SO_SET_REPLACE KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.3
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Sources

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