Updated: 2025-12-28 03:40:28.902042
Description:
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: wifi: ath9k_htc: Abort software beacon handling if disabled A malicious USB device can send a WMI_SWBA_EVENTID event from an ath9k_htc-managed device before beaconing has been enabled. This causes a device-by-zero error in the driver, leading to either a crash or an out of bounds read. Prevent this by aborting the handling in ath9k_htc_swba() if beacons are not enabled.
| Links | NIST | CIRCL | RHEL | Ubuntu |
| Severity | Score | |
|---|---|---|
| CVSS Version 2.x | 0.0 | |
| CVSS Version 3.x | HIGH | 7.8 |
| OS name | Project name | Version | Score | Severity | Status | Errata | Last updated | Statement |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AlmaLinux 9.2 ESU | kernel | 5.14.0 | 7.8 | HIGH | Needs Triage | 2025-12-28 08:03:00 | ||
| CentOS 7 ELS | kernel | 3.10.0 | 7.8 | HIGH | In Testing | 2026-01-05 19:54:40 | ||
| CentOS 8.4 ELS | kernel | 4.18.0 | 7.8 | HIGH | Needs Triage | 2025-12-28 08:02:57 | ||
| CentOS 8.5 ELS | kernel | 4.18.0 | 7.8 | HIGH | Needs Triage | 2025-12-28 08:02:56 | ||
| CentOS Stream 8 ELS | kernel | 4.18.0 | 7.8 | HIGH | Needs Triage | 2025-12-28 08:03:04 | ||
| CloudLinux 7 ELS | kernel | 3.10.0 | 7.8 | HIGH | Needs Triage | 2025-12-28 08:03:06 | ||
| Oracle Linux 7 ELS | kernel | 3.10.0 | 7.8 | HIGH | Released | CLSA-2026:1767867153 | 2026-01-08 16:30:20 | |
| Oracle Linux 7 ELS | kernel-uek | 5.4.17 | 7.8 | HIGH | Released | CLSA-2025:1757963029 | 2025-09-16 11:19:58 | |
| RHEL 7 ELS | kernel | 3.10.0 | 7.8 | HIGH | Released | CLSA-2026:1767867718 | 2026-01-08 16:30:18 | |
| TuxCare 9.6 ESU | kernel | 5.14.0 | 7.8 | HIGH | Needs Triage | 2025-12-28 08:02:58 |