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CVE-2023-52827: wifi: ath12k: fix possible out-of-bound read in ath12k_htt_pull_ppdu_stats()

Noroxi assessment

Priority: Monitor (action score 28/100)

  • The sources we track (CISA KEV, Exploit-DB, Metasploit, Nuclei, GitHub) show no public exploit code or exploitation in the wild.
  • Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days: 0.26% (FIRST EPSS).
  • Someone with local access to the system can trigger it. A low-privileged account is enough. No user action is required. No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.
  • Fixed version: Linux Linux 1bc44a505a229bb1dd4957e11aa594edeea3690e, 79527c21a3ce04cffc35ea54f74ee087e532be57, c9e44111da221246efb2e623ae1be40a5cf6542c; cbl2 kernel 5.15.158.2-1 on CBL Mariner 2.0 5.15.158.2-1; cbl2 kernel 5.15.180.1-1 on CBL Mariner 2.0 5.15.158.2-1.

Low priority for now. Upgrade to Linux Linux 1bc44a505a229bb1dd4957e11aa594edeea3690e, 79527c21a3ce04cffc35ea54f74ee087e532be57, c9e44111da221246efb2e623ae1be40a5cf6542c; cbl2 kernel 5.15.158.2-1 on CBL Mariner 2.0 5.15.158.2-1; cbl2 kernel 5.15.180.1-1 on CBL Mariner 2.0 5.15.158.2-1 or later.

Generated automatically from the record's data: CVSS (NVD and CNA), CISA KEV and SSVC, FIRST EPSS, exploit sources, fixed versions. How we calculate it

Primary sources: NVD · CVE.org · FIRST EPSS

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: wifi: ath12k: fix possible out-of-bound read in ath12k_htt_pull_ppdu_stats() len is extracted from HTT message and could be an unexpected value in case errors happen, so add validation before using to avoid possible out-of-bound read in the following message iteration and parsing. The same issue also applies to ppdu_info->ppdu_stats.common.num_users, so validate it before using too. These are found during code review. Compile test only.

HighCVSS 7.1 · v3.1—No exploit Fix available
Published
May 21, 2024
Updated
Aug 5, 2026
EPSS
0.2% · 18th percentile

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Action score

28

Monitor

Low priority for now.

CVSS
28 / 40 · 7.1 / 10
CISA KEV
0 / 30 · Not listed
EPSS
0 / 30 · 0.2%

CISA SSVC decision

Exploitation
none
Automatable
no
Technical impact
partial

Vulnrichment: CISA's decision-tree inputs.

CNA vs NVD score

NVD
7.1
CNA · Linux
7.7
0.6 point gap

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

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Affected systems

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VendorProduct
linuxlinux kernel

Affected versions

NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.

  • linux linux kernelbefore 6.5.13
  • linux linux kernel6.6 and later · before 6.6.3

Versions reported by the vendor

Affected version ranges reported by the assigning authority (Linux). Independent of NVD's CPE analysis and usually ahead of it.

  • Linux Linux

    • 6.3affected
    • d889913205cf7ebda905b1e62c5867ed4e39f6c2 and later · before 79527c21a3ce04cffc35ea54f74ee087e532be57affected · git
    • d889913205cf7ebda905b1e62c5867ed4e39f6c2 and later · before c9e44111da221246efb2e623ae1be40a5cf6542caffected · git
    • d889913205cf7ebda905b1e62c5867ed4e39f6c2 and later · before 1bc44a505a229bb1dd4957e11aa594edeea3690eaffected · git
    • before 6.3not affected · semver
    • 6.5.13 and later · up to and including 6.5.*not affected · semver
    • 6.6.3 and later · up to and including 6.6.*not affected · semver
    • 6.7 and laternot affected · original_commit_for_fix

Package-level exposure

OSV and GitHub Advisory data: ecosystem, package and range. SBOM matching uses this table.

EcosystemPackageAffected rangeFix
Debian:13linuxbefore 6.6.8-16.6.8-1

Same product

linux: all records

Other highest-scoring records for the same primary product.

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    89Now
  • CVE-2021-22555Heap Out-Of-Bounds Write in Netfilter IP6T_SO_SET_REPLACEKEV
    85Now

Published before and after this one in the same product

  • ← EarlierCVE-2023-52825May 21, 2024 · drm/amdkfd: Fix a race condition of vram buffer unref in svm code
    31Monitor
  • ← EarlierCVE-2023-52826May 21, 2024 · drm/panel/panel-tpo-tpg110: fix a possible null pointer dereference
    22Monitor
  • Later →CVE-2023-52828May 21, 2024 · bpf: Detect IP == ksym.end as part of BPF program
    22Monitor

Remediation

Which version to upgrade to

Fix versions compiled from the vendor, package registries and Microsoft. Verify the vendor's note before upgrading.

Product / packageFixed versionSource
Linux Linux1bc44a505a229bb1dd4957e11aa594edeea3690eVendor (CNA)
Linux Linux79527c21a3ce04cffc35ea54f74ee087e532be57Vendor (CNA)
Linux Linuxc9e44111da221246efb2e623ae1be40a5cf6542cVendor (CNA)
cbl2 kernel 5.15.158.2-1 on CBL Mariner 2.05.15.158.2-1 · CBL-Mariner ReleasesMicrosoft (MSRC)
cbl2 kernel 5.15.180.1-1 on CBL Mariner 2.05.15.158.2-1 · CBL-Mariner ReleasesMicrosoft (MSRC)
debian:linux6.6.8-1 · Debian:13Package registry (OSV)

Exploit status

No known public exploit

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Research context

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Timeline

From publication to today: proof of concept, Metasploit module, CISA KEV and fix record. Dates are as reported by the sources.

No dated events beyond publication.

EPSS, last 120 days

FIRST EPSS daily score; only changes of 0.01 or more are recorded (step chart).

Patch and commit links

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No commit or PR link among the references.

Credits

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No credits in the CNA record.

Variant candidates

Same product, same weakness class, within 18 months. If the patch missed the root cause, the sibling bug is here.

No nightly-computed relations.

Chain candidates

An authentication bypass and a privilege-requiring bug in the same product, published close together: combined they may become an unauthenticated path.

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Bug bounty scope

No known public program.

Source: bounty-targets-data (public HackerOne, Bugcrowd, Intigriti, YesWeHack listings).

Technical details

Attack conditions

  • Someone with local access to the system can trigger it.
  • A low-privileged account is enough.
  • No user action is required.
  • No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.

If successful

Confidentiality
high · data can be read
Integrity
none
Availability
high · the service can be disrupted
Attack vector
Local
Attack complexity
Low
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality impact
High
Integrity impact
None
Availability impact
High

Weakness class (CWE)

CWE-125 · Out-of-bounds Read

CVSS vector

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

nvd-primary

Attack context

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ATT&CK techniques

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Change log

  1. Fix✗ → ✓

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References

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