CVE-2025-23133
Vulnerability Summary
Timeline
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: wifi: ath11k: update channel list in reg notifier instead reg worker Currently when ath11k gets a new channel list, it will be processed according to the following steps: 1. update new channel list to cfg80211 and queue reg_work. 2. cfg80211 handles new channel list during reg_work. 3. update cfg80211's handled channel list to firmware by ath11k_reg_update_chan_list(). But ath11k will immediately execute step 3 after reg_work is just queued. Since step 2 is asynchronous, cfg80211 may not have completed handling the new channel list, which may leading to an out-of-bounds write error: BUG: KASAN: slab-out-of-bounds in ath11k_reg_update_chan_list Call Trace: ath11k_reg_update_chan_list+0xbfe/0xfe0 [ath11k] kfree+0x109/0x3a0 ath11k_regd_update+0x1cf/0x350 [ath11k] ath11k_regd_update_work+0x14/0x20 [ath11k] process_one_work+0xe35/0x14c0 Should ensure step 2 is completely done before executing step 3. Thus Wen raised patch[1]. When flag NL80211_REGDOM_SET_BY_DRIVER is set, cfg80211 will notify ath11k after step 2 is done. So enable the flag NL80211_REGDOM_SET_BY_DRIVER then cfg80211 will notify ath11k after step 2 is done. At this time, there will be no KASAN bug during the execution of the step 3. [1] https://patchwork.kernel.org/project/linux-wireless/patch/20230201065313.27203-1-quic_wgong@quicinc.com/ Tested-on: WCN6855 hw2.0 PCI WLAN.HSP.1.1-03125-QCAHSPSWPL_V1_V2_SILICONZ_LITE-3
CVSS Metrics
- v3.1•HIGH•Score: 7.8CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- v3.1•HIGH•Score: 8.8CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS Trends
Current EPSS score: 0.26%• Percentile: 18%
Techniques & Countermeasures
- CWE-787•Out-of-bounds Write
The product writes data past the end, or before the beginning, of the intended buffer.
Affected Systems
- debian•linux
all | < 6.12.48-1 | < 6.16.3-1
- ubuntu•linux
all | < 6.8.0-106.106
- ubuntu•linux-allwinner-5.19
all
- ubuntu•linux-aws
all | < 6.8.0-1050.53
- ubuntu•linux-aws-5.0
all
- ubuntu•linux-aws-5.11
all
- ubuntu•linux-aws-5.13
all
- ubuntu•linux-aws-5.15
all
- ubuntu•linux-aws-5.19
all
- ubuntu•linux-aws-5.3
all
- ubuntu•linux-aws-5.8
all
- ubuntu•linux-aws-6.2
all
- ubuntu•linux-aws-6.5
all
- ubuntu•linux-aws-6.8
< 6.8.0-1050.53~22.04.1
- ubuntu•linux-aws-fips
all | < 6.8.0-1050.53+fips1
- ubuntu•linux-azure
all | all | < 6.8.0-1051.57
- ubuntu•linux-azure-5.11
all
- ubuntu•linux-azure-5.13
all
- ubuntu•linux-azure-5.15
all
- ubuntu•linux-azure-5.19
all
- ubuntu•linux-azure-5.3
all
- ubuntu•linux-azure-5.8
all
- ubuntu•linux-azure-6.11
all
- ubuntu•linux-azure-6.2
all
- ubuntu•linux-azure-6.5
all
- ubuntu•linux-azure-6.8
< 6.8.0-1051.57~22.04.1
- ubuntu•linux-azure-edge
all
- ubuntu•linux-azure-fde
all | all | all | all
- ubuntu•linux-azure-fde-5.19
all
- ubuntu•linux-azure-fde-6.2
all
- ubuntu•linux-azure-fde-6.8
all
- ubuntu•linux-azure-fips
all | < 6.8.0-1052.58+fips1
- ubuntu•linux-azure-nvidia
all
- ubuntu•linux-bluefield
all | < 6.8.0-1017.21
- ubuntu•linux-fips
all | < 6.8.0-106.106+fips1
- ubuntu•linux-gcp
all | all | < 6.8.0-1052.55
- ubuntu•linux-gcp-5.11
all
- ubuntu•linux-gcp-5.13
all
- ubuntu•linux-gcp-5.15
all
- ubuntu•linux-gcp-5.19
all
- ubuntu•linux-gcp-5.3
all
- ubuntu•linux-gcp-5.8
all
- ubuntu•linux-gcp-6.11
all
- ubuntu•linux-gcp-6.2
all
- ubuntu•linux-gcp-6.5
all
- ubuntu•linux-gcp-6.8
< 6.8.0-1052.55~22.04.1
- ubuntu•linux-gcp-fips
all | < 6.8.0-1052.55+fips1
- ubuntu•linux-gke
all | all | < 6.8.0-1048.53
- ubuntu•linux-gke-4.15
all
- ubuntu•linux-gke-5.15
all
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References (20)
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/26618c039b78a76c373d4e02c5fbd52e3a73aead
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f952fb83c9c6f908d27500764c4aee1df04b9d3f
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/933ab187e679e6fbdeea1835ae39efcc59c022d2
- https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2025-23133
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-23133
- https://git.kernel.org/linus/933ab187e679e6fbdeea1835ae39efcc59c022d2
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7594-1
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7594-2
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7594-3
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-8095-1
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-8100-1
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-8095-2
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-8095-3
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-8095-4
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-8125-1
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-8126-1
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-8095-5
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-8165-1
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-8261-1
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2025-23133