GHSA-HH39-HP2X-QGP5

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2025-09-23 15:31 – Updated: 2025-09-23 15:31
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In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

ath5k: fix OOB in ath5k_eeprom_read_pcal_info_5111

The bug was found during fuzzing. Stacktrace locates it in ath5k_eeprom_convert_pcal_info_5111. When none of the curve is selected in the loop, idx can go up to AR5K_EEPROM_N_PD_CURVES. The line makes pd out of bound. pd = &chinfo[pier].pd_curves[idx];

There are many OOB writes using pd later in the code. So I added a sanity check for idx. Checks for other loops involving AR5K_EEPROM_N_PD_CURVES are not needed as the loop index is not used outside the loops.

The patch is NOT tested with real device.

The following is the fuzzing report

BUG: KASAN: slab-out-of-bounds in ath5k_eeprom_read_pcal_info_5111+0x126a/0x1390 [ath5k] Write of size 1 at addr ffff8880174a4d60 by task modprobe/214

CPU: 0 PID: 214 Comm: modprobe Not tainted 5.6.0 #1 Call Trace: dump_stack+0x76/0xa0 print_address_description.constprop.0+0x16/0x200 ? ath5k_eeprom_read_pcal_info_5111+0x126a/0x1390 [ath5k] ? ath5k_eeprom_read_pcal_info_5111+0x126a/0x1390 [ath5k] __kasan_report.cold+0x37/0x7c ? ath5k_eeprom_read_pcal_info_5111+0x126a/0x1390 [ath5k] kasan_report+0xe/0x20 ath5k_eeprom_read_pcal_info_5111+0x126a/0x1390 [ath5k] ? apic_timer_interrupt+0xa/0x20 ? ath5k_eeprom_init_11a_pcal_freq+0xbc0/0xbc0 [ath5k] ? ath5k_pci_eeprom_read+0x228/0x3c0 [ath5k] ath5k_eeprom_init+0x2513/0x6290 [ath5k] ? ath5k_eeprom_init_11a_pcal_freq+0xbc0/0xbc0 [ath5k] ? usleep_range+0xb8/0x100 ? apic_timer_interrupt+0xa/0x20 ? ath5k_eeprom_read_pcal_info_2413+0x2f20/0x2f20 [ath5k] ath5k_hw_init+0xb60/0x1970 [ath5k] ath5k_init_ah+0x6fe/0x2530 [ath5k] ? kasprintf+0xa6/0xe0 ? ath5k_stop+0x140/0x140 [ath5k] ? _dev_notice+0xf6/0xf6 ? apic_timer_interrupt+0xa/0x20 ath5k_pci_probe.cold+0x29a/0x3d6 [ath5k] ? ath5k_pci_eeprom_read+0x3c0/0x3c0 [ath5k] ? mutex_lock+0x89/0xd0 ? ath5k_pci_eeprom_read+0x3c0/0x3c0 [ath5k] local_pci_probe+0xd3/0x160 pci_device_probe+0x23f/0x3e0 ? pci_device_remove+0x280/0x280 ? pci_device_remove+0x280/0x280 really_probe+0x209/0x5d0

Severity
7.1 (High)
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H
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{
  "affected": [],
  "aliases": [
    "CVE-2021-47633"
  ],
  "database_specific": {
    "cwe_ids": [
      "CWE-125"
    ],
    "github_reviewed": false,
    "github_reviewed_at": null,
    "nvd_published_at": "2025-02-26T06:37:05Z",
    "severity": "HIGH"
  },
  "details": "In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nath5k: fix OOB in ath5k_eeprom_read_pcal_info_5111\n\nThe bug was found during fuzzing. Stacktrace locates it in\nath5k_eeprom_convert_pcal_info_5111.\nWhen none of the curve is selected in the loop, idx can go\nup to AR5K_EEPROM_N_PD_CURVES. The line makes pd out of bound.\npd = \u0026chinfo[pier].pd_curves[idx];\n\nThere are many OOB writes using pd later in the code. So I\nadded a sanity check for idx. Checks for other loops involving\nAR5K_EEPROM_N_PD_CURVES are not needed as the loop index is not\nused outside the loops.\n\nThe patch is NOT tested with real device.\n\nThe following is the fuzzing report\n\nBUG: KASAN: slab-out-of-bounds in ath5k_eeprom_read_pcal_info_5111+0x126a/0x1390 [ath5k]\nWrite of size 1 at addr ffff8880174a4d60 by task modprobe/214\n\nCPU: 0 PID: 214 Comm: modprobe Not tainted 5.6.0 #1\nCall Trace:\n dump_stack+0x76/0xa0\n print_address_description.constprop.0+0x16/0x200\n ? ath5k_eeprom_read_pcal_info_5111+0x126a/0x1390 [ath5k]\n ? ath5k_eeprom_read_pcal_info_5111+0x126a/0x1390 [ath5k]\n __kasan_report.cold+0x37/0x7c\n ? ath5k_eeprom_read_pcal_info_5111+0x126a/0x1390 [ath5k]\n kasan_report+0xe/0x20\n ath5k_eeprom_read_pcal_info_5111+0x126a/0x1390 [ath5k]\n ? apic_timer_interrupt+0xa/0x20\n ? ath5k_eeprom_init_11a_pcal_freq+0xbc0/0xbc0 [ath5k]\n ? ath5k_pci_eeprom_read+0x228/0x3c0 [ath5k]\n ath5k_eeprom_init+0x2513/0x6290 [ath5k]\n ? ath5k_eeprom_init_11a_pcal_freq+0xbc0/0xbc0 [ath5k]\n ? usleep_range+0xb8/0x100\n ? apic_timer_interrupt+0xa/0x20\n ? ath5k_eeprom_read_pcal_info_2413+0x2f20/0x2f20 [ath5k]\n ath5k_hw_init+0xb60/0x1970 [ath5k]\n ath5k_init_ah+0x6fe/0x2530 [ath5k]\n ? kasprintf+0xa6/0xe0\n ? ath5k_stop+0x140/0x140 [ath5k]\n ? _dev_notice+0xf6/0xf6\n ? apic_timer_interrupt+0xa/0x20\n ath5k_pci_probe.cold+0x29a/0x3d6 [ath5k]\n ? ath5k_pci_eeprom_read+0x3c0/0x3c0 [ath5k]\n ? mutex_lock+0x89/0xd0\n ? ath5k_pci_eeprom_read+0x3c0/0x3c0 [ath5k]\n local_pci_probe+0xd3/0x160\n pci_device_probe+0x23f/0x3e0\n ? pci_device_remove+0x280/0x280\n ? pci_device_remove+0x280/0x280\n really_probe+0x209/0x5d0",
  "id": "GHSA-hh39-hp2x-qgp5",
  "modified": "2025-09-23T15:31:07Z",
  "published": "2025-09-23T15:31:07Z",
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      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-47633"
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      "type": "CVSS_V3"
    }
  ]
}



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