CVE-2025-38293

Technical Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

wifi: ath11k: fix node corruption in ar->arvifs list

In current WLAN recovery code flow, ath11k_core_halt() only

reinitializes the "arvifs" list head. This will cause the

list node immediately following the list head to become an

invalid list node. Because the prev of that node still points

to the list head "arvifs", but the next of the list head "arvifs"

no longer points to that list node.

When a WLAN recovery occurs during the execution of a vif

removal, and it happens before the spin_lock_bh(&ar->data_lock)

in ath11k_mac_op_remove_interface(), list_del() will detect the

previously mentioned situation, thereby triggering a kernel panic.

The fix is to remove and reinitialize all vif list nodes from the

list head "arvifs" during WLAN halt. The reinitialization is to make

the list nodes valid, ensuring that the list_del() in

ath11k_mac_op_remove_interface() can execute normally.

Call trace:

__list_del_entry_valid_o

Remediation

Check the references section for vendor advisories and patches from linux. Update linux_kernel to the latest patched version. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

Affected Products

References