wifi: ath9k: reject short WMI command responses
ath9k_wmi_rsp_callback() removes the validated WMI header and copies
the number of bytes expected by the waiting command into its response
buffer. A device response shorter than that expectation can therefore
be read beyond the skb payload.
Record -EMSGSIZE for a short response, complete the waiter, and return
the stored status from the command path. This also prevents callers from
consuming stale response bytes as a successful reply.
Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).
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Sun, 18 Oct 2026 20:45:00 +0000
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| Weaknesses | CWE-125 |
Sun, 18 Oct 2026 16:00:00 +0000
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| Description | In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: wifi: ath9k: reject short WMI command responses ath9k_wmi_rsp_callback() removes the validated WMI header and copies the number of bytes expected by the waiting command into its response buffer. A device response shorter than that expectation can therefore be read beyond the skb payload. Record -EMSGSIZE for a short response, complete the waiter, and return the stored status from the command path. This also prevents callers from consuming stale response bytes as a successful reply. | |
| Title | wifi: ath9k: reject short WMI command responses | |
| First Time appeared |
Linux
Linux linux Kernel |
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| CPEs | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | |
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MITRE
Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: Linux
Published:
Updated: 2026-10-18T15:49:22.580Z
Reserved: 2026-09-25T10:25:14.372Z
Link: CVE-2026-98828
Vulnrichment
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NVD
Status : Received
Published: 2026-10-18T16:17:37.043
Modified: 2026-10-18T16:17:37.043
Link: CVE-2026-98828
Redhat
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Updated: 2026-10-18T20:30:17Z