In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
ath11k: fix netdev open race
Make sure to allocate resources needed before registering the device.
This specifically avoids having a racing open() trigger a BUG_ON() in
mod_timer() when ath11k_mac_op_start() is called before the
mon_reap_timer as been set up.
I did not see this issue with next-20220310, but I hit it on every probe
with next-20220511. Perhaps some timing changed in between.
Here's the backtrace:
[ 51.346947] kernel BUG at kernel/time/timer.c:990!
[ 51.346958] Internal error: Oops - BUG: 0 [#1] PREEMPT SMP
...
[ 51.578225] Call trace:
[ 51.583293] __mod_timer+0x298/0x390
[ 51.589518] mod_timer+0x14/0x20
[ 51.595368] ath11k_mac_op_start+0x41c/0x4a0 [ath11k]
[ 51.603165] drv_start+0x38/0x60 [mac80211]
[ 51.610110] ieee80211_do_open+0x29c/0x7d0 [mac80211]
[ 51.617945] ieee80211_open+0x60/0xb0 [mac80211]
[ 51.625311] __dev_open+0x100/0x1c0
[ 51.631420] __dev_change_flags+0x194/0x210
[ 51.638214] dev_change_flags+0x24/0x70
[ 51.644646] do_setlink+0x228/0xdb0
[ 51.650723] __rtnl_newlink+0x460/0x830
[ 51.657162] rtnl_newlink+0x4c/0x80
[ 51.663229] rtnetlink_rcv_msg+0x124/0x390
[ 51.669917] netlink_rcv_skb+0x58/0x130
[ 51.676314] rtnetlink_rcv+0x18/0x30
[ 51.682460] netlink_unicast+0x250/0x310
[ 51.688960] netlink_sendmsg+0x19c/0x3e0
[ 51.695458] ____sys_sendmsg+0x220/0x290
[ 51.701938] ___sys_sendmsg+0x7c/0xc0
[ 51.708148] __sys_sendmsg+0x68/0xd0
[ 51.714254] __arm64_sys_sendmsg+0x28/0x40
[ 51.720900] invoke_syscall+0x48/0x120
Tested-on: WCN6855 hw2.0 PCI WLAN.HSP.1.1-03125-QCAHSPSWPL_V1_V2_SILICONZ_LITE-3
References
Configurations
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History
19 Nov 2025, 12:50
| Type | Values Removed | Values Added |
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| CPE | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | |
| References | () https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/307ce58270b3b50ca21cfcc910568429b06803f7 - Patch | |
| References | () https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a2c45f8c3d18269e641f0c7da2dde47ef8414034 - Patch | |
| References | () https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/abb7dc8fbb27c15dcc927df56190f3c5ede58bd5 - Patch | |
| References | () https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d4ba1ff87b17e81686ada8f429300876f55f95ad - Patch | |
| References | () https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/eaff3946a86fc63280a30158a4ae1e141449817c - Patch | |
| CVSS |
v2 : v3 : |
v2 : unknown
v3 : 4.7 |
| Summary |
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| First Time |
Linux
Linux linux Kernel |
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| CWE | CWE-362 |
18 Jun 2025, 11:15
| Type | Values Removed | Values Added |
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| New CVE |
Information
Published : 2025-06-18 11:15
Updated : 2025-11-19 12:50
NVD link : CVE-2022-50187
Mitre link : CVE-2022-50187
CVE.ORG link : CVE-2022-50187
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Products Affected
linux
- linux_kernel
CWE
CWE-362
Concurrent Execution using Shared Resource with Improper Synchronization ('Race Condition')
