CVE-2026-46248

wifi: ath12k: clear stale link mapping of ahvif->links_map

published June 3, 2026

CVSS
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EPSS
0%
Percentile
4.8
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

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

wifi: ath12k: clear stale link mapping of ahvif->links_map

When an arvif is initialized in non-AP STA mode but MLO connection

preparation fails before the arvif is created

(arvif->is_created remains false), the error path attempts to delete all

links. However, link deletion only executes when arvif->is_created is true.

As a result, ahvif retains a stale entry of arvif that is initialized but

not created.

When a new arvif is initialized with the same link id, this stale mapping

triggers the following WARN_ON.

WARNING: drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath12k/mac.c:4271 at ath12k_mac_op_change_vif_links+0x140/0x180 [ath12k], CPU#3: wpa_supplicant/275

Call trace:

ath12k_mac_op_change_vif_links+0x140/0x180 [ath12k] (P)

drv_change_vif_links+0xbc/0x1a4 [mac80211]

ieee80211_vif_update_links+0x54c/0x6a0 [mac80211]

ieee80211_vif_set_links+0x40/0x70 [mac80211]

ieee80211_prep_connection+0x84/0x450 [mac80211]

ieee80211_mgd_auth+0x200/0x480 [mac80211]

ieee80211_auth+0x14/0x20 [mac80211]

cfg80211_mlme_auth+0x90/0xf0 [cfg80211]

nl80211_authenticate+0x32c/0x380 [cfg80211]

genl_family_rcv_msg_doit+0xc8/0x134

Fix this issue by unassigning the link vif and clearing ahvif->links_map

if arvif is only initialized but not created.

Tested-on: QCN9274 hw2.0 PCI WLAN.WBE.1.5-01651-QCAHKSWPL_SILICONZ-1

The record
Technical detail
CVSS
Not scored
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.00160 · 4.8th percentile
Published
2026-06-03T15:49Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 03 JUN 15:49Z
    wifi: ath12k: clear stale link mapping of ahvif->links_map
    cvelistv5