Linux Kernel up to 6.12.4 wmi.c ath12k_mac_op_set_bitrate_mask stack-based overflow

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A vulnerability was found in Linux Kernel up to 6.12.4. It has been classified as critical. Affected by this issue is the function ath12k_mac_op_set_bitrate_mask of the file drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath12k/wmi.c. This manipulation causes stack-based overflow. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2024-56607. There is no exploit available. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

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A vulnerability was found in Linux Kernel up to 6.12.4. It has been declared as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is the function ath12k_mac_op_set_bitrate_mask of the file drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath12k/wmi.c. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a stack-based overflow vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-121. A stack-based buffer overflow condition is a condition where the buffer being overwritten is allocated on the stack (i.e., is a local variable or, rarely, a parameter to a function). As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: wifi: ath12k: fix atomic calls in ath12k_mac_op_set_bitrate_mask() When I try to manually set bitrates: iw wlan0 set bitrates legacy-2.4 1 I get sleeping from invalid context error, see below. Fix that by switching to use recently introduced ieee80211_iterate_stations_mtx(). Do note that WCN6855 firmware is still crashing, I'm not sure if that firmware even supports bitrate WMI commands and should we consider disabling ath12k_mac_op_set_bitrate_mask() for WCN6855? But that's for another patch. BUG: sleeping function called from invalid context at drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath12k/wmi.c:420 in_atomic(): 0, irqs_disabled(): 0, non_block: 0, pid: 2236, name: iw preempt_count: 0, expected: 0 RCU nest depth: 1, expected: 0 3 locks held by iw/2236: #0: ffffffffabc6f1d8 (cb_lock){++++}-{3:3}, at: genl_rcv+0x14/0x40 #1: ffff888138410810 (&rdev->wiphy.mtx){+.+.}-{3:3}, at: nl80211_pre_doit+0x54d/0x800 [cfg80211] #2: ffffffffab2cfaa0 (rcu_read_lock){....}-{1:2}, at: ieee80211_iterate_stations_atomic+0x2f/0x200 [mac80211] CPU: 3 UID: 0 PID: 2236 Comm: iw Not tainted 6.11.0-rc7-wt-ath+ #1772 Hardware name: Intel(R) Client Systems NUC8i7HVK/NUC8i7HVB, BIOS HNKBLi70.86A.0067.2021.0528.1339 05/28/2021 Call Trace: dump_stack_lvl+0xa4/0xe0 dump_stack+0x10/0x20 __might_resched+0x363/0x5a0 ? __alloc_skb+0x165/0x340 __might_sleep+0xad/0x160 ath12k_wmi_cmd_send+0xb1/0x3d0 [ath12k] ? ath12k_wmi_init_wcn7850+0xa40/0xa40 [ath12k] ? __netdev_alloc_skb+0x45/0x7b0 ? __asan_memset+0x39/0x40 ? ath12k_wmi_alloc_skb+0xf0/0x150 [ath12k] ? reacquire_held_locks+0x4d0/0x4d0 ath12k_wmi_set_peer_param+0x340/0x5b0 [ath12k] ath12k_mac_disable_peer_fixed_rate+0xa3/0x110 [ath12k] ? ath12k_mac_vdev_stop+0x4f0/0x4f0 [ath12k] ieee80211_iterate_stations_atomic+0xd4/0x200 [mac80211] ath12k_mac_op_set_bitrate_mask+0x5d2/0x1080 [ath12k] ? ath12k_mac_vif_chan+0x320/0x320 [ath12k] drv_set_bitrate_mask+0x267/0x470 [mac80211] ieee80211_set_bitrate_mask+0x4cc/0x8a0 [mac80211] ? __this_cpu_preempt_check+0x13/0x20 nl80211_set_tx_bitrate_mask+0x2bc/0x530 [cfg80211] ? nl80211_parse_tx_bitrate_mask+0x2320/0x2320 [cfg80211] ? trace_contention_end+0xef/0x140 ? rtnl_unlock+0x9/0x10 ? nl80211_pre_doit+0x557/0x800 [cfg80211] genl_family_rcv_msg_doit+0x1f0/0x2e0 ? genl_family_rcv_msg_attrs_parse.isra.0+0x250/0x250 ? ns_capable+0x57/0xd0 genl_family_rcv_msg+0x34c/0x600 ? genl_family_rcv_msg_dumpit+0x310/0x310 ? __lock_acquire+0xc62/0x1de0 ? he_set_mcs_mask.isra.0+0x8d0/0x8d0 [cfg80211] ? nl80211_parse_tx_bitrate_mask+0x2320/0x2320 [cfg80211] ? cfg80211_external_auth_request+0x690/0x690 [cfg80211] genl_rcv_msg+0xa0/0x130 netlink_rcv_skb+0x14c/0x400 ? genl_family_rcv_msg+0x600/0x600 ? netlink_ack+0xd70/0xd70 ? rwsem_optimistic_spin+0x4f0/0x4f0 ? genl_rcv+0x14/0x40 ? down_read_killable+0x580/0x580 ? netlink_deliver_tap+0x13e/0x350 ? __this_cpu_preempt_check+0x13/0x20 genl_rcv+0x23/0x40 netlink_unicast+0x45e/0x790 ? netlink_attachskb+0x7f0/0x7f0 netlink_sendmsg+0x7eb/0xdb0 ? netlink_unicast+0x790/0x790 ? __this_cpu_preempt_check+0x13/0x20 ? selinux_socket_sendmsg+0x31/0x40 ? netlink_unicast+0x790/0x790 __sock_sendmsg+0xc9/0x160 ____sys_sendmsg+0x620/0x990 ? kernel_sendmsg+0x30/0x30 ? __copy_msghdr+0x410/0x410 ? __kasan_check_read+0x11/0x20 ? mark_lock+0xe6/0x1470 ___sys_sendmsg+0xe9/0x170 ? copy_msghdr_from_user+0x120/0x120 ? __lock_acquire+0xc62/0x1de0 ? do_fault_around+0x2c6/0x4e0 ? do_user_addr_fault+0x8c1/0xde0 ? reacquire_held_locks+0x220/0x4d0 ? do_user_addr_fault+0x8c1/0xde0 ? __kasan_check_read+0x11/0x20 ? __fdget+0x4e/0x1d0 ? sockfd_lookup_light+0x1a/0x170 __sys_sendmsg+0xd2/0x180 ? __sys_sendmsg_sock+0x20/0x20 ? reacquire_held_locks+0x4d0/0x4d0 ? debug_smp_processor_id+0x17/0x20 __x64_sys_sendmsg+0x72/0xb0 ? lockdep_hardirqs_on+0x7d/0x100 x64_sys_call+0x894/0x9f0 do_syscall_64+0x64/0x130 entry_SYSCALL_64_after_ ---truncated---

The advisory is shared at git.kernel.org. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2024-56607 since 12/27/2024. The exploitation appears to be easy. Technical details are known, but no exploit is available. The price for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 01/12/2026).

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 233479 (Ubuntu 24.10 : Linux kernel (Low Latency) vulnerabilities (USN-7380-1)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment.

Upgrading to version 6.12.5 eliminates this vulnerability. Applying the patch 2093f062b26805789b73f2af214691475d9baa29/8fac3266c68a8e647240b8ac8d0b82f1821edf85 is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at git.kernel.org. The best possible mitigation is suggested to be upgrading to the latest version.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (233479) and CERT Bund (WID-SEC-2024-3762). Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

Affected

• Debian Linux
• Amazon Linux 2
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux
• Ubuntu Linux
• SUSE Linux
• Oracle Linux
• RESF Rocky Linux
• Dell NetWorker
• Dell Avamar
• Red Hat OpenShift
• IBM QRadar SIEM
• Dell PowerProtect Data Domain
• Open Source Linux Kernel
• IBM DataPower Gateway
• Dell Secure Connect Gateway

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• Operating System

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• Linux

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• Kernel

Version

• 6.12.0
• 6.12.1
• 6.12.2
• 6.12.3
• 6.12.4

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• open-source

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• Vendor: https://www.kernel.org/

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Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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