CVE-2022-49523: ath11k: disable spectral scan during spectral deinit

Published Feb 26, 2025
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Updated

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

ath11k: disable spectral scan during spectral deinit

When ath11k modules are removed using rmmod with spectral scan enabled, crash is observed. Different crash trace is observed for each crash.

Send spectral scan disable WMI command to firmware before cleaning the spectral dbring in the spectraldeinit API to avoid this crash.

call trace from one of the crash observed: [ 1252.880802] Unable to handle kernel NULL pointer dereference at virtual address 00000008 [ 1252.882722] pgd = 0f42e886 [ 1252.890955] [00000008] pgd=00000000 [ 1252.893478] Internal error: Oops: 5 [#1] PREEMPT SMP ARM [ 1253.093035] CPU: 0 PID: 0 Comm: swapper/0 Not tainted 5.4.89 #0 [ 1253.115261] Hardware name: Generic DT based system [ 1253.121149] PC is at ath11kspectralprocessdata+0x434/0x574 [ath11k] [ 1253.125940] LR is at 0x88e31017 [ 1253.132448] pc : [<7f9387b8>] lr : [<88e31017>] psr: a0000193 [ 1253.135488] sp : 80d01bc8 ip : 00000001 fp : 970e0000 [ 1253.141737] r10: 88e31000 r9 : 970ec000 r8 : 00000080 [ 1253.146946] r7 : 94734040 r6 : a0000113 r5 : 00000057 r4 : 00000000 [ 1253.152159] r3 : e18cb694 r2 : 00000217 r1 : 1df1f000 r0 : 00000001 [ 1253.158755] Flags: NzCv IRQs off FIQs on Mode SVC32 ISA ARM Segment user [ 1253.165266] Control: 10c0383d Table: 5e71006a DAC: 00000055 [ 1253.172472] Process swapper/0 (pid: 0, stack limit = 0x60870141) [ 1253.458055] [<7f9387b8>] (ath11kspectralprocessdata [ath11k]) from [<7f917fdc>] (ath11kdbringbufferreleaseevent+0x214/0x2e4 [ath11k]) [ 1253.466139] [<7f917fdc>] (ath11kdbringbufferreleaseevent [ath11k]) from [<7f8ea3c4>] (ath11kwmitlvoprx+0x1840/0x29cc [ath11k]) [ 1253.478807] [<7f8ea3c4>] (ath11kwmitlvoprx [ath11k]) from [<7f8fe868>] (ath11khtcrxcompletionhandler+0x180/0x4e0 [ath11k]) [ 1253.490699] [<7f8fe868>] (ath11khtcrxcompletionhandler [ath11k]) from [<7f91308c>] (ath11kceperengineservice+0x2c4/0x3b4 [ath11k]) [ 1253.502386] [<7f91308c>] (ath11kceperengineservice [ath11k]) from [<7f9a4198>] (ath11kpcicetasklet+0x28/0x80 [ath11kpci]) [ 1253.514811] [<7f9a4198>] (ath11kpcicetasklet [ath11kpci]) from [<8032227c>] (taskletactioncommon.constprop.2+0x64/0xe8) [ 1253.526476] [<8032227c>] (taskletactioncommon.constprop.2) from [<803021e8>] (dosoftirq+0x130/0x2d0) [ 1253.537756] [<803021e8>] (dosoftirq) from [<80322610>] (irqexit+0xcc/0xe8) [ 1253.547304] [<80322610>] (irqexit) from [<8036a4a4>] (handledomainirq+0x60/0xb4) [ 1253.554428] [<8036a4a4>] (handledomainirq) from [<805eb348>] (gichandleirq+0x4c/0x90) [ 1253.562321] [<805eb348>] (gichandleirq) from [<80301a78>] (irqsvc+0x58/0x8c)

Tested-on: QCN6122 hw1.0 AHB WLAN.HK.2.6.0.1-00851-QCAHKSWPLSILICONZ-1

Affected Software

5 affected components
Linux Linux kernel<5.10.121
Linux Linux kernel>=5.11<5.15.46
Linux Linux kernel>=5.16<5.17.14
Linux Linux kernel>=5.18<5.18.3
Linux Kernel>=5.4.0

Remediation

Recommended actions to resolve this vulnerability, in priority order.

  1. Upgrade

    Upgrade Linux kernel to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Patch Send spectral scan disable WMI command to firmware before cleaning

Event History

Feb 26, 2025
CVE Published
via MITRE·02:13 AM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·02:13 AM
Description
Data Sourced
via NVD·07:01 AM
RemedyDescriptionSeverityWeaknessAffected Software

Frequently Asked Questions

1

What is the severity of CVE-2022-49523?

The severity of CVE-2022-49523 is classified as high due to the potential for system crashes when removing ath11k modules with spectral scan enabled.

2

How do I fix CVE-2022-49523?

To fix CVE-2022-49523, ensure that the spectral scan is disabled before removing ath11k modules.

3

What systems are affected by CVE-2022-49523?

CVE-2022-49523 affects various versions of the Linux Kernel starting from 5.4.0 up to 5.18.3.

4

What component of the Linux Kernel does CVE-2022-49523 relate to?

CVE-2022-49523 specifically relates to the ath11k driver within the Linux Kernel.

5

What happens if CVE-2022-49523 is exploited?

If CVE-2022-49523 is exploited, it can lead to crashes of the system when the ath11k module is removed while a spectral scan is active.

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