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CVE-2026-46307 HIGH

Published: 2026-06-08 | Last Modified: 2026-07-23 | Status: Analyzed

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: wifi: ath5k: do not access array OOB Vincent reports: > The ath5k driver seems to do an array-index-out-of-bounds access as > shown by the UBSAN kernel message: > UBSAN: array-index-out-of-bounds in drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath5k/base.c:1741:20 > index 4 is out of range for type 'ieee80211_tx_rate [4]' > ... > Call Trace: > <TASK> > dump_stack_lvl+0x5d/0x80 > ubsan_epilogue+0x5/0x2b > __ubsan_handle_out_of_bounds.cold+0x46/0x4b > ath5k_tasklet_tx+0x4e0/0x560 [ath5k] > tasklet_action_common+0xb5/0x1c0 It is real. 'ts->ts_final_idx' can be 3 on 5212, so: info->status.rates[ts->ts_final_idx + 1].idx = -1; with the array defined as: struct ieee80211_tx_rate rates[IEEE80211_TX_MAX_RATES]; while the size is: #define IEEE80211_TX_MAX_RATES 4 is indeed bogus. Set this 'idx = -1' sentinel only if the array index is less than the array size. As mac80211 will not look at rates beyond the size (IEEE80211_TX_MAX_RATES). Note: The effect of the OOB write is negligible. It just overwrites the next member of info->status, i.e. ack_signal.

Additional Descriptions (1)

En el kernel de Linux, la siguiente vulnerabilidad ha sido resuelta: wifi: ath5k: no acceder al array OOB Vincent informa: > El controlador ath5k parece realizar un acceso de índice de array fuera de límites como > mostrado por el mensaje del kernel de UBSAN: > UBSAN: índice de array fuera de límites en drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath5k/base.c:1741:20 > el índice 4 está fuera de rango para el tipo 'ieee80211_tx_rate [4]' > ... > Traza de Llamada: > <TAREA> > dump_stack_lvl+0x5d/0x80 > ubsan_epilogue+0x5/0x2b > __ubsan_handle_out_of_bounds.cold+0x46/0x4b > ath5k_tasklet_tx+0x4e0/0x560 [ath5k] > tasklet_action_common+0xb5/0x1c0 Es real. 'ts->ts_final_idx' puede ser 3 en 5212, así que: info->status.rates[ts->ts_final_idx + 1].idx = -1; con el array definido como: struct ieee80211_tx_rate rates[IEEE80211_TX_MAX_RATES]; mientras que el tamaño es: #define IEEE80211_TX_MAX_RATES 4 es de hecho erróneo. Establecer este centinela 'idx = -1' solo si el índice del array es menor que el tamaño del array. Ya que mac80211 no buscará tasas más allá del tamaño (IEEE80211_TX_MAX_RATES). Nota: El efecto de la escritura OOB es insignificante. Simplemente sobrescribe el siguiente miembro de info->status, es decir, ack_signal.

CVSS Metrics

Base Score: 8.3 (HIGH)

CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:L

Attack VectorADJACENT_NETWORK
Attack ComplexityLOW
Privileges RequiredNONE
User InteractionNONE
ScopeUNCHANGED
Confidentiality ImpactHIGH
Integrity ImpactHIGH
Availability ImpactLOW

Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67

Type: Secondary

Exploitability Score: 2.8

Impact Score: 5.5

Weaknesses

Source Type Description
[email protected] Primary
en CWE-125

Affected Products

Vendor Product Version Update Type
linux linux_kernel * <built-in method update of dict object at 0x7fd3401d6bc0> Operating System
linux linux_kernel * <built-in method update of dict object at 0x7fd3401d5980> Operating System
linux linux_kernel * <built-in method update of dict object at 0x7fd369407600> Operating System
linux linux_kernel * <built-in method update of dict object at 0x7fd38477cb00> Operating System
linux linux_kernel * <built-in method update of dict object at 0x7fd3401d4c40> Operating System
linux linux_kernel * <built-in method update of dict object at 0x7fd3401d5c00> Operating System
linux linux_kernel * <built-in method update of dict object at 0x7fd384211480> Operating System
linux linux_kernel 7.1 <built-in method update of dict object at 0x7fd3401d7780> Operating System
linux linux_kernel 7.1 <built-in method update of dict object at 0x7fd3401d7bc0> Operating System

Affected Configurations

Operator: OR

Vulnerable CPE
Yes cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Yes cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Yes cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Yes cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Yes cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Yes cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Yes cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Yes cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:7.1:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
Yes cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:7.1:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*

References