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High · 8.8 CVE-2025-38291 EUVD-2025-20957GHSA-j45q-p2r4-75m3

wifi: ath12k: Prevent sending WMI commands to firmware during firmware crash

Published Jul 10, 2025 · Updated Oct 15, 2026 · Assigned by Linux

Vendor: Linux Product: Linux Package: linux-allwinner-5.19 Package: linux-aws-5.0 Package: linux-aws-5.11 Package: linux-aws-5.13 Package: linux-aws-5.19 Package: linux-aws-5.3 Package: linux-aws-5.8 Package: linux-aws-6.14 Package: linux-aws-6.2 Package: linux-aws-6.5 Package: linux-azure Package: linux-azure-5.11 Package: linux-azure-5.13 Package: linux-azure-5.19 Package: linux-azure-5.3 Package: linux-azure-5.8 Package: linux-azure-6.11 Package: linux-azure-6.2 Package: linux-azure-6.5 Package: linux-azure-edge Package: linux-azure-fde Package: linux-azure-fde-5.19 Package: linux-azure-fde-6.2 Package: linux-azure-nvidia-6.14 Package: linux-gcp Package: linux-gcp-5.11 Package: linux-gcp-5.13 Package: linux-gcp-5.19 Package: linux-gcp-5.3 Package: linux-gcp-5.8 Package: linux-gcp-6.11 Package: linux-gcp-6.14 Package: linux-gcp-6.2 Package: linux-gcp-6.5 Package: linux-gke Package: linux-gke-4.15 Package: linux-gke-5.15 Package: linux-gke-5.4 Package: linux-gkeop Package: linux-gkeop-5.15 Package: linux-gkeop-5.4 Package: linux-hwe Package: linux-hwe-5.11 Package: linux-hwe-5.13 Package: linux-hwe-5.19 Package: linux-hwe-5.8 Package: linux-hwe-6.11 Package: linux-hwe-6.2 Package: linux-hwe-6.5 Package: linux-hwe-edge Package: linux-intel-5.13 Package: linux-intel-iot-realtime Package: linux-lowlatency-hwe-5.19 Package: linux-lowlatency-hwe-6.11 Package: linux-lowlatency-hwe-6.2 Package: linux-lowlatency-hwe-6.5 Package: linux-nvidia-6.2 Package: linux-nvidia-6.5 Package: linux-oem Package: linux-oem-5.10 Package: linux-oem-5.13 Package: linux-oem-5.14 Package: linux-oem-5.17 Package: linux-oem-5.6 Package: linux-oem-6.0 Package: linux-oem-6.1 Package: linux-oem-6.14 Package: linux-oem-6.5 Package: linux-oracle-5.0 Package: linux-oracle-5.11 Package: linux-oracle-5.13 Package: linux-oracle-5.3 Package: linux-oracle-5.8 Package: linux-oracle-6.14 Package: linux-oracle-6.5 Package: linux-raspi-realtime Package: linux-raspi2 Package: linux-realtime Package: linux-realtime-6.14 Package: linux-riscv Package: linux-riscv-5.11 Package: linux-riscv-5.19 Package: linux-riscv-5.8 Package: linux-riscv-6.14 Package: linux-riscv-6.5 Package: linux-starfive-5.19 Package: linux-starfive-6.2 Package: linux-starfive-6.5 Platform: Linux Ecosystem: Ubuntu

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

wifi: ath12k: Prevent sending WMI commands to firmware during firmware crash

Currently, we encounter the following kernel call trace when a firmware
crash occurs. This happens because the host sends WMI commands to the
firmware while it is in recovery, causing the commands to fail and
resulting in the kernel call trace.

Set the ATH12K_FLAG_CRASH_FLUSH and ATH12K_FLAG_RECOVERY flags when the
host driver receives the firmware crash notification from MHI. This
prevents sending WMI commands to the firmware during recovery.

Call Trace:
<TASK>
dump_stack_lvl+0x75/0xc0
register_lock_class+0x6be/0x7a0
? __lock_acquire+0x644/0x19a0
__lock_acquire+0x95/0x19a0
lock_acquire+0x265/0x310
? ath12k_ce_send+0xa2/0x210 [ath12k]
? find_held_lock+0x34/0xa0
? ath12k_ce_send+0x56/0x210 [ath12k]
_raw_spin_lock_bh+0x33/0x70
? ath12k_ce_send+0xa2/0x210 [ath12k]
ath12k_ce_send+0xa2/0x210 [ath12k]
ath12k_htc_send+0x178/0x390 [ath12k]
ath12k_wmi_cmd_send_nowait+0x76/0xa0 [ath12k]
ath12k_wmi_cmd_send+0x62/0x190 [ath12k]
ath12k_wmi_pdev_bss_chan_info_request+0x62/0xc0 [ath1
ath12k_mac_op_get_survey+0x2be/0x310 [ath12k]
ieee80211_dump_survey+0x99/0x240 [mac80211]
nl80211_dump_survey+0xe7/0x470 [cfg80211]
? kmalloc_reserve+0x59/0xf0
genl_dumpit+0x24/0x70
netlink_dump+0x177/0x360
__netlink_dump_start+0x206/0x280
genl_family_rcv_msg_dumpit.isra.22+0x8a/0xe0
? genl_family_rcv_msg_attrs_parse.isra.23+0xe0/0xe0
? genl_op_lock.part.12+0x10/0x10
? genl_dumpit+0x70/0x70
genl_rcv_msg+0x1d0/0x290
? nl80211_del_station+0x330/0x330 [cfg80211]
? genl_get_cmd_both+0x50/0x50
netlink_rcv_skb+0x4f/0x100
genl_rcv+0x1f/0x30
netlink_unicast+0x1b6/0x260
netlink_sendmsg+0x31a/0x450
__sock_sendmsg+0xa8/0xb0
____sys_sendmsg+0x1e4/0x260
___sys_sendmsg+0x89/0xe0
? local_clock_noinstr+0xb/0xc0
? rcu_is_watching+0xd/0x40
? kfree+0x1de/0x370
? __sys_sendmsg+0x7a/0xc0

Tested-on: QCN9274 hw2.0 PCI WLAN.WBE.1.4.1-00199-QCAHKSWPL_SILICONZ-1

Affected products

VendorProductAffectedFixed
Linux Linux 6.13 6.15.3

Fixed in Linux distributions

Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.

ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
Ubuntu 25.10 linux-azure-fde No fix yet —
Ubuntu 25.04 linux-azure 6.14.0-1012.12 USN-7770-1
Ubuntu 25.04 linux-raspi 6.14.0-1014.14 USN-7789-2
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS linux-aws-6.14 +1 6.14.0-1013.13~24.04.1 USN-7789-1, USN-7769-3
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS linux-azure-nvidia-6.14 6.14.0-1007.7 —
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS linux-gcp-6.14 6.14.0-1016.17~24.04.1 USN-7769-1
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS linux-hwe-6.14 6.14.0-32.32~24.04.1 USN-7769-3
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS linux-oem-6.14 6.14.0-1012.12 USN-7771-1
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS linux-riscv +6 No fix yet —
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS linux-riscv-6.14 6.14.0-32.32.1~24.04.1 —
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS linux-riscv +32 No fix yet —
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS linux-gke +28 No fix yet —
Show 3 more (older releases, extended support, other products)
ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
Ubuntu 18.04 LTS linux-gcp +14 No fix yet —
Ubuntu 16.04 LTS linux-hwe-edge No fix yet —
Ubuntu Pro Realtime 24.04 LTS linux-realtime-6.14 6.14.0-1012.12~24.04.1 USN-7769-2
ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
SLES 15 SP7 kernel-64kb +5 6.4.0-150700.53.11.1 SUSE-SU-2025:02997-1
SLES 15 SP7 kernel-azure +2 6.4.0-150700.20.11.1 SUSE-SU-2025:03011-1
SLES 15 SP7 kernel-default-base 6.4.0-150700.53.11.1.150700.17.9.4 SUSE-SU-2025:02997-1
SLES 15 SP7 kernel-docs 6.4.0-150700.53.11.3 SUSE-SU-2025:02997-1
Show 5 more (older releases, extended support, other products)
ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
SLES for SAP 16.0 kernel-64kb +7 6.12.0-160000.6.1 SUSE-SU-2025:21139-1
SLES for SAP 16.0 kernel-default-base 6.12.0-160000.6.1.160000.2.4 SUSE-SU-2025:21139-1
SLES 16.0 kernel-64kb +7 6.12.0-160000.6.1 SUSE-SU-2025:21179-1, SUSE-SU-2025:21139-1
SLES 16.0 kernel-default-base 6.12.0-160000.6.1.160000.2.4 SUSE-SU-2025:21139-1
SLE Micro 6.2 kernel-default-base 6.12.0-160000.6.1.160000.2.4 SUSE-SU-2025:21074-1
SLE Micro 6.2 kernel-rt +5 6.12.0-160000.6.1 SUSE-SU-2026:20560-1, SUSE-SU-2025:21074-1
SLE Live Patching 15 SP7 kernel-default 6.4.0-150700.53.11.1 SUSE-SU-2025:02997-1
SLE Live Patching 15 SP7 kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP7-RT_Update_3 1-150700.1.5.1 SUSE-SU-2025:02853-1
SLE Live Patching 15 SP7 kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP7_Update_3 1-150700.15.3.4 SUSE-SU-2025:02997-1
SUSE Real Time Module 15 SP7 kernel-rt +2 6.4.0-150700.7.13.1 SUSE-SU-2025:02853-1
ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
openSUSE Leap 16.0 kernel-default-base 6.12.0-160000.6.1.160000.2.4 openSUSE-SU-2025:20081-1
openSUSE Leap 16.0 kernel-rt +10 6.12.0-160000.6.1 openSUSE-SU-2025:20081-1

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