CVE-2022-50627
wifi: ath11k: fix monitor mode bringup crash
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: wifi: ath11k: fix monitor mode bringup crash When the interface is brought up in monitor mode, it leads to NULL pointer dereference crash. This crash happens when the packet type is extracted for a SKB. This extraction which is present in the received msdu delivery path,is not needed for the monitor ring packets since they are all RAW packets. Hence appending the flags with "RX_FLAG_ONLY_MONITOR" to skip that extraction. Observed calltrace: Unable to handle kernel NULL pointer dereference at virtual address 0000000000000064 Mem abort info: ESR = 0x0000000096000004 EC = 0x25: DABT (current EL), IL = 32 bits SET = 0, FnV = 0 EA = 0, S1PTW = 0 FSC = 0x04: level 0 translation fault Data abort info: ISV = 0, ISS = 0x00000004 CM = 0, WnR = 0 user pgtable: 4k pages, 48-bit VAs, pgdp=0000000048517000 [0000000000000064] pgd=0000000000000000, p4d=0000000000000000 Internal error: Oops: 0000000096000004 [#1] PREEMPT SMP Modules linked in: ath11k_pci ath11k qmi_helpers CPU: 2 PID: 1781 Comm: napi/-271 Not tainted 6.1.0-rc5-wt-ath-656295-gef907406320c-dirty #6 Hardware name: Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. IPQ8074/AP-HK10-C2 (DT) pstate: 60000005 (nZCv daif -PAN -UAO -TCO -DIT -SSBS BTYPE=--) pc : ath11k_hw_qcn9074_rx_desc_get_decap_type+0x34/0x60 [ath11k] lr : ath11k_hw_qcn9074_rx_desc_get_decap_type+0x5c/0x60 [ath11k] sp : ffff80000ef5bb10 x29: ffff80000ef5bb10 x28: 0000000000000000 x27: ffff000007baafa0 x26: ffff000014a91ed0 x25: 0000000000000000 x24: 0000000000000000 x23: ffff800002b77378 x22: ffff000014a91ec0 x21: ffff000006c8d600 x20: 0000000000000000 x19: ffff800002b77740 x18: 0000000000000006 x17: 736564203634343a x16: 656e694c20657079 x15: 0000000000000143 x14: 00000000ffffffea x13: ffff80000ef5b8b8 x12: ffff80000ef5b8c8 x11: ffff80000a591d30 x10: ffff80000a579d40 x9 : c0000000ffffefff x8 : 0000000000000003 x7 : 0000000000017fe8 x6 : ffff80000a579ce8 x5 : 0000000000000000 x4 : 0000000000000000 x3 : 0000000000000000 x2 : 3a35ec12ed7f8900 x1 : 0000000000000000 x0 : 0000000000000052 Call trace: ath11k_hw_qcn9074_rx_desc_get_decap_type+0x34/0x60 [ath11k] ath11k_dp_rx_deliver_msdu.isra.42+0xa4/0x3d0 [ath11k] ath11k_dp_rx_mon_deliver.isra.43+0x2f8/0x458 [ath11k] ath11k_dp_rx_process_mon_rings+0x310/0x4c0 [ath11k] ath11k_dp_service_srng+0x234/0x338 [ath11k] ath11k_pcic_ext_grp_napi_poll+0x30/0xb8 [ath11k] __napi_poll+0x5c/0x190 napi_threaded_poll+0xf0/0x118 kthread+0xf4/0x110 ret_from_fork+0x10/0x20 Tested-on: QCN9074 hw1.0 PCI WLAN.HK.2.7.0.1-01744-QCAHKSWPL_SILICONZ-1
INFO
Published Date :
Dec. 8, 2025, 2:15 a.m.
Last Modified :
Dec. 8, 2025, 2:15 a.m.
Remotely Exploit :
No
Source :
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
Solution
- Apply the Linux kernel patch.
- Update the ath11k driver.
- Recompile the kernel.
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New CVE Received by 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
Dec. 08, 2025
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Description In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: wifi: ath11k: fix monitor mode bringup crash When the interface is brought up in monitor mode, it leads to NULL pointer dereference crash. This crash happens when the packet type is extracted for a SKB. This extraction which is present in the received msdu delivery path,is not needed for the monitor ring packets since they are all RAW packets. Hence appending the flags with "RX_FLAG_ONLY_MONITOR" to skip that extraction. Observed calltrace: Unable to handle kernel NULL pointer dereference at virtual address 0000000000000064 Mem abort info: ESR = 0x0000000096000004 EC = 0x25: DABT (current EL), IL = 32 bits SET = 0, FnV = 0 EA = 0, S1PTW = 0 FSC = 0x04: level 0 translation fault Data abort info: ISV = 0, ISS = 0x00000004 CM = 0, WnR = 0 user pgtable: 4k pages, 48-bit VAs, pgdp=0000000048517000 [0000000000000064] pgd=0000000000000000, p4d=0000000000000000 Internal error: Oops: 0000000096000004 [#1] PREEMPT SMP Modules linked in: ath11k_pci ath11k qmi_helpers CPU: 2 PID: 1781 Comm: napi/-271 Not tainted 6.1.0-rc5-wt-ath-656295-gef907406320c-dirty #6 Hardware name: Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. IPQ8074/AP-HK10-C2 (DT) pstate: 60000005 (nZCv daif -PAN -UAO -TCO -DIT -SSBS BTYPE=--) pc : ath11k_hw_qcn9074_rx_desc_get_decap_type+0x34/0x60 [ath11k] lr : ath11k_hw_qcn9074_rx_desc_get_decap_type+0x5c/0x60 [ath11k] sp : ffff80000ef5bb10 x29: ffff80000ef5bb10 x28: 0000000000000000 x27: ffff000007baafa0 x26: ffff000014a91ed0 x25: 0000000000000000 x24: 0000000000000000 x23: ffff800002b77378 x22: ffff000014a91ec0 x21: ffff000006c8d600 x20: 0000000000000000 x19: ffff800002b77740 x18: 0000000000000006 x17: 736564203634343a x16: 656e694c20657079 x15: 0000000000000143 x14: 00000000ffffffea x13: ffff80000ef5b8b8 x12: ffff80000ef5b8c8 x11: ffff80000a591d30 x10: ffff80000a579d40 x9 : c0000000ffffefff x8 : 0000000000000003 x7 : 0000000000017fe8 x6 : ffff80000a579ce8 x5 : 0000000000000000 x4 : 0000000000000000 x3 : 0000000000000000 x2 : 3a35ec12ed7f8900 x1 : 0000000000000000 x0 : 0000000000000052 Call trace: ath11k_hw_qcn9074_rx_desc_get_decap_type+0x34/0x60 [ath11k] ath11k_dp_rx_deliver_msdu.isra.42+0xa4/0x3d0 [ath11k] ath11k_dp_rx_mon_deliver.isra.43+0x2f8/0x458 [ath11k] ath11k_dp_rx_process_mon_rings+0x310/0x4c0 [ath11k] ath11k_dp_service_srng+0x234/0x338 [ath11k] ath11k_pcic_ext_grp_napi_poll+0x30/0xb8 [ath11k] __napi_poll+0x5c/0x190 napi_threaded_poll+0xf0/0x118 kthread+0xf4/0x110 ret_from_fork+0x10/0x20 Tested-on: QCN9074 hw1.0 PCI WLAN.HK.2.7.0.1-01744-QCAHKSWPL_SILICONZ-1 Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9089c3080a98f1452335e08b8014a28003a211ce Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/950b43f8bd8a4d476d2da6d2a083a89bcd3c90d7 Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d6ea1ca1d456bb661e5a9d104e69d2c261161115