Vulnerability · Published Jun 19, 2024 · Assigned by Linux
CVE-2024-38572wifi: ath12k: fix out-of-bound access of qmi_invoke_handler()
High 7.8
In plain English
A high-severity security flaw in Linux from Linux. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.2% (higher than 14% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.
Official description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: wifi: ath12k: fix out-of-bound access of qmi_invoke_handler() Currently, there is no terminator entry for ath12k_qmi_msg_handlers hence facing below KASAN warning, ================================================================== BUG: KASAN: global-out-of-bounds in qmi_invoke_handler+0xa4/0x148 Read of size 8 at addr ffffffd00a6428d8 by task kworker/u8:2/1273 CPU: 0 PID: 1273 Comm: kworker/u8:2 Not tainted 5.4.213 #0 Workqueue: qmi_msg_handler qmi_data_ready_work Call trace: dump_backtrace+0x0/0x20c show_stack+0x14/0x1c dump_stack+0xe0/0x138 print_address_description.isra.5+0x30/0x330 __kasan_report+0x16c/0x1bc kasan_report+0xc/0x14 __asan_load8+0xa8/0xb0 qmi_invoke_handler+0xa4/0x148 qmi_handle_message+0x18c/0x1bc qmi_data_ready_work+0x4ec/0x528 process_one_work+0x2c0/0x440 worker_thread+0x324/0x4b8 kthread+0x210/0x228 ret_from_fork+0x10/0x18 The address belongs to the variable: ath12k_mac_mon_status_filter_default+0x4bd8/0xfffffffffffe2300 [ath12k] [...] ================================================================== Add a dummy terminator entry at the end to assist the qmi_invoke_handler() in traversing up to the terminator entry without accessing an out-of-boundary index. Tested-on: QCN9274 hw2.0 PCI WLAN.WBE.1.0.1-00029-QCAHKSWPL_SILICONZ-1
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian:13 | linux | 6.8.12-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2024-38572 |
| Debian:14 | linux | 6.8.12-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2024-38572 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | linux | 6.8.0-40.40 | UBUNTU-CVE-2024-38572 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-allwinner-5.19 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2024-38572 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | linux-aws | 6.8.0-1013.14 | UBUNTU-CVE-2024-38572 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-aws-5.19 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2024-38572 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-aws-6.2 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2024-38572 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-aws-6.5 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2024-38572 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-aws-6.8 | 6.8.0-1013.14~22.04.1 | UBUNTU-CVE-2024-38572 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | linux-azure | 6.8.0-1012.14 | UBUNTU-CVE-2024-38572 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-azure-5.19 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2024-38572 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-azure-6.2 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2024-38572 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-azure-6.5 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2024-38572 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-azure-6.8 | 6.8.0-1012.14~22.04.1 | UBUNTU-CVE-2024-38572 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-azure-fde-5.19 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2024-38572 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-azure-fde-6.2 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2024-38572 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | linux-gcp | 6.8.0-1012.13 | UBUNTU-CVE-2024-38572 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-gcp-5.19 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2024-38572 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-gcp-6.2 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2024-38572 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-gcp-6.5 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2024-38572 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-gcp-6.8 | 6.8.0-1012.13~22.04.1 | UBUNTU-CVE-2024-38572 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | linux-gke | 6.8.0-1008.11 | UBUNTU-CVE-2024-38572 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-hwe-5.19 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2024-38572 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-hwe-6.2 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2024-38572 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-hwe-6.5 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2024-38572 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-hwe-6.8 | 6.8.0-40.40~22.04.3 | UBUNTU-CVE-2024-38572 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | linux-ibm | 6.8.0-1010.10 | UBUNTU-CVE-2024-38572 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-intel-iot-realtime | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2024-38572 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | linux-lowlatency | 6.8.0-40.40.1 | UBUNTU-CVE-2024-38572 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-lowlatency-hwe-5.19 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2024-38572 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-lowlatency-hwe-6.2 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2024-38572 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-lowlatency-hwe-6.5 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2024-38572 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-lowlatency-hwe-6.8 | 6.8.0-40.40.1~22.04.1 | UBUNTU-CVE-2024-38572 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | linux-nvidia | 6.8.0-1011.11 | UBUNTU-CVE-2024-38572 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-nvidia-6.2 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2024-38572 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-nvidia-6.5 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2024-38572 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-nvidia-6.8 | 6.8.0-1011.11~22.04.1 | UBUNTU-CVE-2024-38572 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | linux-nvidia-lowlatency | 6.8.0-1011.11.1 | UBUNTU-CVE-2024-38572 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-oem-5.17 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2024-38572 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-oem-6.0 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2024-38572 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-oem-6.1 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2024-38572 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-oem-6.5 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2024-38572 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | linux-oem-6.8 | 6.8.0-1010.10 | UBUNTU-CVE-2024-38572 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | linux-oracle | 6.8.0-1010.10 | UBUNTU-CVE-2024-38572 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-oracle-6.5 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2024-38572 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-oracle-6.8 | 6.8.0-1010.10~22.04.1 | UBUNTU-CVE-2024-38572 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | linux-raspi | 6.8.0-1009.10 | UBUNTU-CVE-2024-38572 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-realtime | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2024-38572 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-riscv | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2024-38572 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | linux-riscv | 6.8.0-40.40.1 | UBUNTU-CVE-2024-38572 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-riscv-5.19 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2024-38572 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-riscv-6.5 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2024-38572 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-riscv-6.8 | 6.8.0-40.40.1~22.04.1 | UBUNTU-CVE-2024-38572 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-starfive-5.19 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2024-38572 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-starfive-6.2 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2024-38572 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-starfive-6.5 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2024-38572 |
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Linux | Linux | d889913205cf7ebda905b1e62c5867ed4e39f6c2 – before 95575de7dede7b1ed3b9718dab9dda97914ea775d889913205cf7ebda905b1e62c5867ed4e39f6c2 – before b48d40f5840c505b7af700594aa8379eec28e925d889913205cf7ebda905b1e62c5867ed4e39f6c2 – before a1abdb63628b04855a929850772de97435ed1555d889913205cf7ebda905b1e62c5867ed4e39f6c2 – before e1bdff48a1bb4a4ac660c19c55a820968c48b3f2 |
| Linux | Linux | 6.3 |