CVE-2023-52769
Medium
Elevated severity or exploit probability.
CVSS base
8.8
HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS — probability of exploitation (30 days)
0.3%
26.9th percentile
CISA KEV
Not listed
Weakness / dates
CWE-416
Published 2024-05-21 · modified 2026-08-04
CVSS breakdown
CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
| Attack Vector | A | Adjacent |
| Attack Complexity | L | Low |
| Privileges Required | N | None |
| User Interaction | N | None |
| Scope | U | Unchanged |
| Confidentiality | H | High |
| Integrity | H | High |
| Availability | H | High |
Timeline
- 2024-05-21 — Published (NVD)
- 2026-08-04 — Last modified (NVD)
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: wifi: ath12k: fix htt mlo-offset event locking The ath12k active pdevs are protected by RCU but the htt mlo-offset event handling code calling ath12k_mac_get_ar_by_pdev_id() was not marked as a read-side critical section. Mark the code in question as an RCU read-side critical section to avoid any potential use-after-free issues. Compile tested only.
Affected
References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6afc57ea315e0f660b1f870a681737bb7b71faef
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/afd3425bd69610f318403084fe491e24a1357fb9
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d908ca431e20b0e4bfc5d911d1744910ed779bdb
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6afc57ea315e0f660b1f870a681737bb7b71faef
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/afd3425bd69610f318403084fe491e24a1357fb9
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d908ca431e20b0e4bfc5d911d1744910ed779bdb