Linux vulnerability

What happened

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: wifi: ath11k: fix NULL dereference in ath11k_qmi_m3_load() If ab->fw.m3_data points to data, then fw pointer remains null. Further, if m3_mem is not allocated, then fw is dereferenced to be passed to ath11k_err function. Replace fw->size by m3_len. Found by Linux Verification Center (linuxtesting.org) with SVACE.

Affected versions

Linux: 98e373dc08187c3f1cd97342b369fa2b0f24005e through before 7554d498e4283c3b4559795abd175eb24a84f47f (git); 7db88b962f06a52af5e9a32971012e8f3427cec0 through before 1f52119809b76d43759fc47da1cf708690b740a1 (git); 7db88b962f06a52af5e9a32971012e8f3427cec0 through before 888830b2cbc035838bebefe94502976da94332a5 (git); 7db88b962f06a52af5e9a32971012e8f3427cec0 through before 500fcc31e488d798937a23dbb1f62db46820c5b2 (git); 7db88b962f06a52af5e9a32971012e8f3427cec0 through before 3fd2ef2ae2b5c955584a3bee8e83ae7d7a98f782 (git); 6.7 Fixed: See vendor advisory.

Why it matters

Review the vendor advisory and exposure of the affected product to determine operational impact.

Detection & mitigation

• Apply vendor-provided updates or mitigations.
• Review affected product exposure and access logs.