wifi: ath6kl: fix OOB read from firmware num_msg in TX complete handler
The firmware-controlled num_msg field (u8, 0-255) drives the loop in
ath6kl_wmi_tx_complete_event_rx() without validation against the buffer
length. This allows out-of-bounds reads of up to 1020 bytes past the
WMI event buffer when the firmware sends an inflated num_msg.
Add a check that the buffer is large enough to hold the fixed struct
and the num_msg variable-length entries.
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Debian DLA |
DLA-4745-1 | linux-6.12 security update |
Debian DLA |
DLA-4777-1 | linux security update |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-8876-1 | Linux kernel (Azure CVM) vulnerabilities |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-8875-1 | Linux kernel vulnerabilities |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-8877-1 | Linux kernel (GCP) vulnerabilities |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-8878-1 | Linux kernel (GCP) vulnerabilities |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-8879-1 | Linux kernel (Oracle) vulnerabilities |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-8887-1 | Linux kernel vulnerabilities |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-8888-1 | Linux kernel (Azure) vulnerabilities |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-8889-1 | Linux kernel (OEM) vulnerabilities |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-8887-2 | Linux kernel (AWS) vulnerabilities |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-8888-2 | Linux kernel (Azure) vulnerabilities |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-8875-2 | Linux kernel (NVIDIA) vulnerabilities |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-8887-3 | Linux kernel vulnerabilities |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-8917-1 | Linux kernel vulnerabilities |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-8918-1 | Linux kernel (Azure) vulnerabilities |
Sat, 17 Oct 2026 13:30:00 +0000
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Wed, 19 Aug 2026 16:45:00 +0000
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Thu, 13 Aug 2026 23:15:00 +0000
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cvssV3_1
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cvssV3_1
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Wed, 12 Aug 2026 00:15:00 +0000
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| Weaknesses | CWE-125 | |
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cvssV3_1
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Mon, 10 Aug 2026 12:30:00 +0000
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| Description | In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: wifi: ath6kl: fix OOB read from firmware num_msg in TX complete handler The firmware-controlled num_msg field (u8, 0-255) drives the loop in ath6kl_wmi_tx_complete_event_rx() without validation against the buffer length. This allows out-of-bounds reads of up to 1020 bytes past the WMI event buffer when the firmware sends an inflated num_msg. Add a check that the buffer is large enough to hold the fixed struct and the num_msg variable-length entries. | |
| Title | wifi: ath6kl: fix OOB read from firmware num_msg in TX complete handler | |
| First Time appeared |
Linux
Linux linux Kernel |
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| CPEs | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | |
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Linux
Linux linux Kernel |
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: Linux
Published:
Updated: 2026-10-16T15:53:09.345Z
Reserved: 2026-07-30T09:28:09.385Z
Link: CVE-2026-68353
Updated: 2026-10-16T15:47:26.563Z
Status : Received
Published: 2026-08-10T13:20:27.567
Modified: 2026-10-16T16:19:53.273
Link: CVE-2026-68353
OpenCVE Enrichment
Updated: 2026-08-14T01:30:04Z
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CWE-125
Out-of-bounds Read
Debian DLA
Ubuntu USN