7.8

CVE-2023-52777: wifi: ath11k: fix gtk offload status event locking

Modified
AliasesUBUNTU-CVE-2023-52777DEBIAN-CVE-2023-52777
Published 21-05-2024Last modified 05-08-2026

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2023-52777 is a high (CVSS 7.8) Use After Free vulnerability in linux. EPSS estimates a 0.24% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 15.6% of scored vulnerabilities.

Priority
Routine

Not severe (CVSS 7.8, local access); no exploitation reported by the 5 checked sources

Source freshness unavailable

How is this decided?
CVSS score
7.8/10
010
High · v3.1 (CVE.org)
EPSS score
0.24%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedNot listed by any tracked catalog.
RansomwareNot flaggedNo ransomware use recorded.
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Advisory lineage

Upstream 0 · Downstream 10 · Related 8
RHSA-2024:5101RHSA-2024:5102SUSE-SU-2024:2008-1SUSE-SU-2024:2019-1SUSE-SU-2024:2190-1SUSE-SU-2024:2571-1

Timeline

  1. 21-05-2024
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 05-08-2026
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: wifi: ath11k: fix gtk offload status event locking The ath11k active pdevs are protected by RCU but the gtk offload status event handling code calling ath11k_mac_get_arvif_by_vdev_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.

CVSS metrics

4 scores · 4 sources · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

0.24%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

16%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

No change 0.00 pp

From 0.24% on 04-10-2026

04-10-202603-11-2026

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs
CISA KEV

Not in the CISA KEV catalog.

ENISA CNW

Not in the ENISA CNW catalog.

CIRCL

Not in the CIRCL catalog.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Version check

Known conditions: local access, low-privilege account, no user interaction (CVSS vector). Other conditions: not stated in public data.

Ubuntu75 products
  • linux-allwinner-5.19All versions (No fix recorded)
  • linux-aws-5.0All versions (No fix recorded)
  • linux-aws-5.11All versions (No fix recorded)
  • linux-aws-5.13All versions (No fix recorded)
  • linux-aws-5.19All versions (No fix recorded)
Linux2 products
  • linux≥ a16d9b50cfbaf112401b8e5ccfa852709f498cd4, < 0cf7577b6b3153b4b49deea9719fe43f96469c6d | ≥ a16d9b50cfbaf112401b8e5ccfa852709f498cd4, < cf9c7d783a2bf9305df4ef5b93d9063a52e18fca | ≥ a16d9b50cfbaf112401b8e5ccfa852709f498cd4, < e83246ecd3b193f8d91fce778e8a5ba747fc7d8a | ≥ a16d9b50cfbaf112401b8e5ccfa852709f498cd4, < 1dea3c0720a146bd7193969f2847ccfed5be2221 | 5.19
  • linux_kernel≥ 5.19, < 6.1.64 | ≥ 6.2, < 6.5.13 | ≥ 6.6, < 6.6.3
Debian1 product
  • linux< 6.1.64-1 | < 6.6.8-1

3 vendors · 78 products

References

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