{ "dataType": "CVE_RECORD", "dataVersion": "5.2", "cveMetadata": { "cveId": "CVE-2023-54141", "assignerOrgId": "416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67", "state": "PUBLISHED", "assignerShortName": "Linux", "dateReserved": "2025-12-24T13:02:52.523Z", "datePublished": "2025-12-24T13:06:55.468Z", "dateUpdated": "2026-06-01T16:04:26.506Z" }, "containers": { "cna": { "providerMetadata": { "orgId": "416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67", "shortName": "Linux", "dateUpdated": "2026-06-01T16:04:26.506Z" }, "descriptions": [ { "lang": "en", "value": "In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nwifi: ath11k: Add missing hw_ops->get_ring_selector() for IPQ5018\n\nDuring sending data after clients connected, hw_ops->get_ring_selector()\nwill be called. But for IPQ5018, this member isn't set, and the\nfollowing NULL pointer exception will be occurred:\n\n\t[ 38.840478] 8<--- cut here ---\n\t[ 38.840517] Unable to handle kernel NULL pointer dereference at virtual address 00000000\n\t...\n\t[ 38.923161] PC is at 0x0\n\t[ 38.927930] LR is at ath11k_dp_tx+0x70/0x730 [ath11k]\n\t...\n\t[ 39.063264] Process hostapd (pid: 1034, stack limit = 0x801ceb3d)\n\t[ 39.068994] Stack: (0x856a9a68 to 0x856aa000)\n\t...\n\t[ 39.438467] [<7f323804>] (ath11k_dp_tx [ath11k]) from [<7f314e6c>] (ath11k_mac_op_tx+0x80/0x190 [ath11k])\n\t[ 39.446607] [<7f314e6c>] (ath11k_mac_op_tx [ath11k]) from [<7f17dbe0>] (ieee80211_handle_wake_tx_queue+0x7c/0xc0 [mac80211])\n\t[ 39.456162] [<7f17dbe0>] (ieee80211_handle_wake_tx_queue [mac80211]) from [<7f174450>] (ieee80211_probereq_get+0x584/0x704 [mac80211])\n\t[ 39.467443] [<7f174450>] (ieee80211_probereq_get [mac80211]) from [<7f178c40>] (ieee80211_tx_prepare_skb+0x1f8/0x248 [mac80211])\n\t[ 39.479334] [<7f178c40>] (ieee80211_tx_prepare_skb [mac80211]) from [<7f179e28>] (__ieee80211_subif_start_xmit+0x32c/0x3d4 [mac80211])\n\t[ 39.491053] [<7f179e28>] (__ieee80211_subif_start_xmit [mac80211]) from [<7f17af08>] (ieee80211_tx_control_port+0x19c/0x288 [mac80211])\n\t[ 39.502946] [<7f17af08>] (ieee80211_tx_control_port [mac80211]) from [<7f0fc704>] (nl80211_tx_control_port+0x174/0x1d4 [cfg80211])\n\t[ 39.515017] [<7f0fc704>] (nl80211_tx_control_port [cfg80211]) from [<808ceac4>] (genl_rcv_msg+0x154/0x340)\n\t[ 39.526814] [<808ceac4>] (genl_rcv_msg) from [<808cdb74>] (netlink_rcv_skb+0xb8/0x11c)\n\t[ 39.536446] [<808cdb74>] (netlink_rcv_skb) from [<808ce1d0>] (genl_rcv+0x28/0x34)\n\t[ 39.544344] [<808ce1d0>] (genl_rcv) from [<808cd234>] (netlink_unicast+0x174/0x274)\n\t[ 39.551895] [<808cd234>] (netlink_unicast) from [<808cd510>] (netlink_sendmsg+0x1dc/0x440)\n\t[ 39.559362] [<808cd510>] (netlink_sendmsg) from [<808596e0>] (____sys_sendmsg+0x1a8/0x1fc)\n\t[ 39.567697] [<808596e0>] (____sys_sendmsg) from [<8085b1a8>] (___sys_sendmsg+0xa4/0xdc)\n\t[ 39.575941] [<8085b1a8>] (___sys_sendmsg) from [<8085b310>] (sys_sendmsg+0x44/0x74)\n\t[ 39.583841] [<8085b310>] (sys_sendmsg) from [<80300060>] (ret_fast_syscall+0x0/0x40)\n\t...\n\t[ 39.620734] Code: bad PC value\n\t[ 39.625869] ---[ end trace 8aef983ad3cbc032 ]---" } ], "affected": [ { "product": "Linux", "vendor": "Linux", "defaultStatus": "unaffected", "repo": "https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git", "programFiles": [ "drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath11k/hw.c" ], "versions": [ { "version": "ba60f2793d3a37a00da14bb56a26558a902d2831", "lessThan": "d1992d72a359732f143cc962917104d193705da7", "status": "affected", "versionType": "git" }, { "version": "ba60f2793d3a37a00da14bb56a26558a902d2831", "lessThan": "c36289e3c5e83286974ef68c20c821fd5b63801c", "status": "affected", "versionType": "git" }, { "version": "ba60f2793d3a37a00da14bb56a26558a902d2831", "lessThan": "ce282d8de71f07f0056ea319541141152c65f552", "status": "affected", "versionType": "git" }, { "version": "d0ca5aa0fe7e3a43797ed1bf8b144c59863fd65c", "status": "affected", "versionType": "git" }, { "version": "6.1.175", "lessThan": "6.2", "status": "affected", "versionType": "semver" } ] }, { "product": "Linux", "vendor": "Linux", "defaultStatus": "affected", "repo": "https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git", "programFiles": [ "drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath11k/hw.c" ], "versions": [ { "version": "6.3", "status": "affected" }, { "version": "0", "lessThan": "6.3", "status": "unaffected", "versionType": "semver" }, { "version": "6.3.13", "lessThanOrEqual": "6.3.*", "status": "unaffected", "versionType": "semver" }, { "version": "6.4.4", "lessThanOrEqual": "6.4.*", "status": "unaffected", "versionType": "semver" }, { "version": "6.5", "lessThanOrEqual": "*", "status": "unaffected", "versionType": "original_commit_for_fix" } ] } ], "cpeApplicability": [ { "nodes": [ { "operator": "OR", "negate": false, "cpeMatch": [ { "vulnerable": true, "criteria": "cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*", "versionStartIncluding": "6.3", "versionEndExcluding": "6.3.13" }, { "vulnerable": true, "criteria": "cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*", "versionStartIncluding": "6.3", "versionEndExcluding": "6.4.4" }, { "vulnerable": true, "criteria": "cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*", "versionStartIncluding": "6.3", "versionEndExcluding": "6.5" }, { "vulnerable": true, "criteria": "cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*", "versionStartIncluding": "6.1.175" } ] } ] } ], "references": [ { "url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d1992d72a359732f143cc962917104d193705da7" }, { "url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c36289e3c5e83286974ef68c20c821fd5b63801c" }, { "url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ce282d8de71f07f0056ea319541141152c65f552" } ], "title": "wifi: ath11k: Add missing hw_ops->get_ring_selector() for IPQ5018", "x_generator": { "engine": "bippy-1.2.0" } } } }