CVE-2022-50665
wifi: ath11k: fix failed to find the peer with peer_id 0 when disconnected
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: wifi: ath11k: fix failed to find the peer with peer_id 0 when disconnected It has a fail log which is ath11k_dbg in ath11k_dp_rx_process_mon_status(), as below, it will not print when debug_mask is not set ATH11K_DBG_DATA. ath11k_dbg(ab, ATH11K_DBG_DATA, "failed to find the peer with peer_id %d\n", ppdu_info.peer_id); When run scan with station disconnected, the peer_id is 0 for case HAL_RX_MPDU_START in ath11k_hal_rx_parse_mon_status_tlv() which called from ath11k_dp_rx_process_mon_status(), and the peer_id of ppdu_info is reset to 0 in the while loop, so it does not match condition of the check "if (ppdu_info->peer_id == HAL_INVALID_PEERID" in the loop, and then the log "failed to find the peer with peer_id 0" print after the check in the loop, it is below call stack when debug_mask is set ATH11K_DBG_DATA. The reason is this commit 01d2f285e3e5 ("ath11k: decode HE status tlv") add "memset(ppdu_info, 0, sizeof(struct hal_rx_mon_ppdu_info))" in ath11k_dp_rx_process_mon_status(), but the commit does not initialize the peer_id to HAL_INVALID_PEERID, then lead the check mis-match. Callstack of the failed log: [12335.689072] RIP: 0010:ath11k_dp_rx_process_mon_status+0x9ea/0x1020 [ath11k] [12335.689157] Code: 89 ff e8 f9 10 00 00 be 01 00 00 00 4c 89 f7 e8 dc 4b 4e de 48 8b 85 38 ff ff ff c7 80 e4 07 00 00 01 00 00 00 e9 20 f8 ff ff <0f> 0b 41 0f b7 96 be 06 00 00 48 c7 c6 b8 50 44 c1 4c 89 ff e8 fd [12335.689180] RSP: 0018:ffffb874001a4ca0 EFLAGS: 00010246 [12335.689210] RAX: 0000000000000000 RBX: ffff995642cbd100 RCX: 0000000000000000 [12335.689229] RDX: 0000000000000000 RSI: 0000000000000000 RDI: ffff99564212cd18 [12335.689248] RBP: ffffb874001a4dc0 R08: 0000000000000001 R09: 0000000000000000 [12335.689268] R10: 0000000000000220 R11: ffffb874001a48e8 R12: ffff995642473d40 [12335.689286] R13: ffff99564212c5b8 R14: ffff9956424736a0 R15: ffff995642120000 [12335.689303] FS: 0000000000000000(0000) GS:ffff995739000000(0000) knlGS:0000000000000000 [12335.689323] CS: 0010 DS: 0000 ES: 0000 CR0: 0000000080050033 [12335.689341] CR2: 00007f43c5d5e039 CR3: 000000011c012005 CR4: 00000000000606e0 [12335.689360] Call Trace: [12335.689377] <IRQ> [12335.689418] ? rcu_read_lock_held_common+0x12/0x50 [12335.689447] ? rcu_read_lock_sched_held+0x25/0x80 [12335.689471] ? rcu_read_lock_held_common+0x12/0x50 [12335.689504] ath11k_dp_rx_process_mon_rings+0x8d/0x4f0 [ath11k] [12335.689578] ? ath11k_dp_rx_process_mon_rings+0x8d/0x4f0 [ath11k] [12335.689653] ? lock_acquire+0xef/0x360 [12335.689681] ? rcu_read_lock_sched_held+0x25/0x80 [12335.689713] ath11k_dp_service_mon_ring+0x38/0x60 [ath11k] [12335.689784] ? ath11k_dp_rx_process_mon_rings+0x4f0/0x4f0 [ath11k] [12335.689860] call_timer_fn+0xb2/0x2f0 [12335.689897] ? ath11k_dp_rx_process_mon_rings+0x4f0/0x4f0 [ath11k] [12335.689970] run_timer_softirq+0x21f/0x540 [12335.689999] ? ktime_get+0xad/0x160 [12335.690025] ? lapic_next_deadline+0x2c/0x40 [12335.690053] ? clockevents_program_event+0x82/0x100 [12335.690093] __do_softirq+0x151/0x4a8 [12335.690135] irq_exit_rcu+0xc9/0x100 [12335.690165] sysvec_apic_timer_interrupt+0xa8/0xd0 [12335.690189] </IRQ> [12335.690204] <TASK> [12335.690225] asm_sysvec_apic_timer_interrupt+0x12/0x20 Reset the default value to HAL_INVALID_PEERID each time after memset of ppdu_info as well as others memset which existed in function ath11k_dp_rx_process_mon_status(), then the failed log disappeared. Tested-on: WCN6855 hw2.0 PCI WLAN.HSP.1.1-03125-QCAHSPSWPL_V1_V2_SILICONZ_LITE-3
INFO
Published Date :
Dec. 9, 2025, 4:17 p.m.
Last Modified :
Dec. 9, 2025, 6:37 p.m.
Remotely Exploit :
No
Source :
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
Solution
- Initialize peer_id to HAL_INVALID_PEERID after memset.
- Reset default values after memory operations.
- Apply the patch to fix the initialization issue.
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New CVE Received by 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
Dec. 09, 2025
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Description In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: wifi: ath11k: fix failed to find the peer with peer_id 0 when disconnected It has a fail log which is ath11k_dbg in ath11k_dp_rx_process_mon_status(), as below, it will not print when debug_mask is not set ATH11K_DBG_DATA. ath11k_dbg(ab, ATH11K_DBG_DATA, "failed to find the peer with peer_id %d\n", ppdu_info.peer_id); When run scan with station disconnected, the peer_id is 0 for case HAL_RX_MPDU_START in ath11k_hal_rx_parse_mon_status_tlv() which called from ath11k_dp_rx_process_mon_status(), and the peer_id of ppdu_info is reset to 0 in the while loop, so it does not match condition of the check "if (ppdu_info->peer_id == HAL_INVALID_PEERID" in the loop, and then the log "failed to find the peer with peer_id 0" print after the check in the loop, it is below call stack when debug_mask is set ATH11K_DBG_DATA. The reason is this commit 01d2f285e3e5 ("ath11k: decode HE status tlv") add "memset(ppdu_info, 0, sizeof(struct hal_rx_mon_ppdu_info))" in ath11k_dp_rx_process_mon_status(), but the commit does not initialize the peer_id to HAL_INVALID_PEERID, then lead the check mis-match. Callstack of the failed log: [12335.689072] RIP: 0010:ath11k_dp_rx_process_mon_status+0x9ea/0x1020 [ath11k] [12335.689157] Code: 89 ff e8 f9 10 00 00 be 01 00 00 00 4c 89 f7 e8 dc 4b 4e de 48 8b 85 38 ff ff ff c7 80 e4 07 00 00 01 00 00 00 e9 20 f8 ff ff <0f> 0b 41 0f b7 96 be 06 00 00 48 c7 c6 b8 50 44 c1 4c 89 ff e8 fd [12335.689180] RSP: 0018:ffffb874001a4ca0 EFLAGS: 00010246 [12335.689210] RAX: 0000000000000000 RBX: ffff995642cbd100 RCX: 0000000000000000 [12335.689229] RDX: 0000000000000000 RSI: 0000000000000000 RDI: ffff99564212cd18 [12335.689248] RBP: ffffb874001a4dc0 R08: 0000000000000001 R09: 0000000000000000 [12335.689268] R10: 0000000000000220 R11: ffffb874001a48e8 R12: ffff995642473d40 [12335.689286] R13: ffff99564212c5b8 R14: ffff9956424736a0 R15: ffff995642120000 [12335.689303] FS: 0000000000000000(0000) GS:ffff995739000000(0000) knlGS:0000000000000000 [12335.689323] CS: 0010 DS: 0000 ES: 0000 CR0: 0000000080050033 [12335.689341] CR2: 00007f43c5d5e039 CR3: 000000011c012005 CR4: 00000000000606e0 [12335.689360] Call Trace: [12335.689377] <IRQ> [12335.689418] ? rcu_read_lock_held_common+0x12/0x50 [12335.689447] ? rcu_read_lock_sched_held+0x25/0x80 [12335.689471] ? rcu_read_lock_held_common+0x12/0x50 [12335.689504] ath11k_dp_rx_process_mon_rings+0x8d/0x4f0 [ath11k] [12335.689578] ? ath11k_dp_rx_process_mon_rings+0x8d/0x4f0 [ath11k] [12335.689653] ? lock_acquire+0xef/0x360 [12335.689681] ? rcu_read_lock_sched_held+0x25/0x80 [12335.689713] ath11k_dp_service_mon_ring+0x38/0x60 [ath11k] [12335.689784] ? ath11k_dp_rx_process_mon_rings+0x4f0/0x4f0 [ath11k] [12335.689860] call_timer_fn+0xb2/0x2f0 [12335.689897] ? ath11k_dp_rx_process_mon_rings+0x4f0/0x4f0 [ath11k] [12335.689970] run_timer_softirq+0x21f/0x540 [12335.689999] ? ktime_get+0xad/0x160 [12335.690025] ? lapic_next_deadline+0x2c/0x40 [12335.690053] ? clockevents_program_event+0x82/0x100 [12335.690093] __do_softirq+0x151/0x4a8 [12335.690135] irq_exit_rcu+0xc9/0x100 [12335.690165] sysvec_apic_timer_interrupt+0xa8/0xd0 [12335.690189] </IRQ> [12335.690204] <TASK> [12335.690225] asm_sysvec_apic_timer_interrupt+0x12/0x20 Reset the default value to HAL_INVALID_PEERID each time after memset of ppdu_info as well as others memset which existed in function ath11k_dp_rx_process_mon_status(), then the failed log disappeared. Tested-on: WCN6855 hw2.0 PCI WLAN.HSP.1.1-03125-QCAHSPSWPL_V1_V2_SILICONZ_LITE-3 Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a20ed60bb357776301c2dad7b4a4f0db97e143e9 Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a5b03df19041e5ce35c7f048fa84bf1b0ceb1311 Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c0bb97a90b133416b50b3ffbdb7efca9253cc687