CVE-2026-68363

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: wifi: ath9k: hifusb: don't dereference hifdev after re-arming firmware request ath9khifrequestfirmware re-arms an asynchronous firmware load via requestfirmwarenowait, passing hifdev as the completion context, and then still...

CVE-2026-68363 wifi: ath9k: hif_usb: don't dereference hif_dev after re-arming firmware request

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: wifi: ath9k: hifusb: don't dereference hifdev after re-arming firmware request ath9khifrequestfirmware re-arms an asynchronous firmware load via requestfirmwarenowait, passing hifdev as the completion context, and then still...

EUVD-2026-55464

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: wifi: ath9k: hifusb: don't dereference hifdev after re-arming firmware request ath9khifrequestfirmware re-arms an asynchronous firmware load via requestfirmwarenowait, passing hifdev as the completion context, and then still...

CVE-2026-68363

The CVE affects the Linux kernel ath9k wireless driver (ath9k_htc) in the hif_usb path. The vulnerability arises when an asynchronous firmware load is re-armed via request_firmware_nowait(), which passes hif_dev as the completion context and later dereferences hif_dev in a post-request dev_info()...

Astra Linux – Vulnerability in Linux 5.10, Linux, Linux 5.15

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: Wifi: ath9k: hifusb: Clean up skbs if ath9khifusbrxstream fails Syzkaller detected a memory leak of skbs in ath9khifusbrxstream. While processing skbs in ath9khifusbrxstream, the already allocated skbs in skbpool are not freed if...

Unity Linux 20.1060a / 20.1070a Security Update: kernel (UTSA-2026-013541)

The Unity Linux 20 host has a package installed that is affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the UTSA-2026-013541 advisory. In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: wifi: ath9k: Fix use-after-free in ath9khifusbdisconnect This patch fixes a use-after-free in ath...

Unity Linux 20.1050e / 20.1060e / 20.1070e Security Update: kernel (UTSA-2026-010826)

The Unity Linux 20 host has a package installed that is affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the UTSA-2026-010826 advisory. In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: wifi: ath9k: hifusb: Fix use-after-free in ath9khifusbregincb It is possible that skb is freed in...

Unity Linux 20.1060a / 20.1070a Security Update: kernel (UTSA-2025-993257)

The Unity Linux 20 host has a package installed that is affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the UTSA-2025-993257 advisory. In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: wifi: ath9k: hifusb: clean up skbs if ath9khifusbrxstream fails Syzkaller detected a memory leak ...

CVE-2022-50829

The CVE-2022-50829 entry concerns the Linux kernel wireless driver ath9k (hif_usb path). The issue is a use-after-free: skb could be freed in ath9k_htc_rx_msg(), then usb_submit_urb() fails and the code attempts to free skb again. There can also be a memory leak if alloc_skb() fails, leaving urb-...

CVE-2022-50829 wifi: ath9k: hif_usb: Fix use-after-free in ath9k_hif_usb_reg_in_cb()

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: wifi: ath9k: hifusb: Fix use-after-free in ath9khifusbregincb It is possible that skb is freed in ath9khtcrxmsg, then usbsubmiturb fails and we try to free skb again. It causes use-after-free bug. Moreover, if allocskb fails,...

SUSE CVE-2022-50740

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: wifi: ath9k: hifusb: fix memory leak of urbs in ath9khifusbdealloctxurbs Syzkaller reports a long-known leak of urbs in ath9khifusbdealloctxurbs. The cause of the leak is that usbgeturb is called but usbfreeurb or usbputurb is no...

Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2022-50740

The Linux/Unix host has one or more packages installed that are impacted by a vulnerability without a vendor supplied patch available. - wifi: ath9k: hifusb: fix memory leak of urbs in ath9khifusbdealloctxurbs Syzkaller reports a long- known leak of urbs in ath9khifusbdealloctxurbs. The cause of...

EUVD-2022-55821

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: wifi: ath9k: hifusb: fix memory leak of urbs in ath9khifusbdealloctxurbs Syzkaller reports a long-known leak of urbs in ath9khifusbdealloctxurbs. The cause of the leak is that usbgeturb is called but usbfreeurb or usbputurb is no...

CVE-2022-50740

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: wifi: ath9k: hifusb: fix memory leak of urbs in ath9khifusbdealloctxurbs Syzkaller reports a long-known leak of urbs in ath9khifusbdealloctxurbs. The cause of the leak is that usbgeturb is called but usbfreeurb or usbputurb is no...

CVE-2022-50740 wifi: ath9k: hif_usb: fix memory leak of urbs in ath9k_hif_usb_dealloc_tx_urbs()

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: wifi: ath9k: hifusb: fix memory leak of urbs in ath9khifusbdealloctxurbs Syzkaller reports a long-known leak of urbs in ath9khifusbdealloctxurbs. The cause of the leak is that usbgeturb is called but usbfreeurb or usbputurb is no...

Unity Linux 20.1050e Security Update: kernel (UTSA-2025-991166)

The Unity Linux 20 host has a package installed that is affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the UTSA-2025-991166 advisory. In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ath9k: fix use-after-free in ath9khifusbrxcb Syzbot reported use-after-free Read in ath9khifusbrx...

CVE-2023-53641

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: wifi: ath9k: hifusb: fix memory leak of remainskbs hifdev-remainskb is allocated and used exclusively in ath9khifusbrxstream. It is implied that an allocated remainskb is processed and subsequently freed in error paths only durin...

CVE-2023-53641

CVE-2023-53641 – Linux kernel (wifi: ath9k: hif_usb): The issue is a memory leak in remain_skb within ath9k_hif_usb_rx_stream(). remain_skb is allocated and only freed in the next rx_stream() call; if URBs are deallocated between calls (e.g., device deinit or suspend), the allocated skb can leak....

Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2023-53199

The Linux/Unix host has one or more packages installed that are impacted by a vulnerability without a vendor supplied patch available. - wifi: ath9k: hifusb: clean up skbs if ath9khifusbrxstream fails Syzkaller detected a memory leak of skbs in ath9khifusbrxstream. While processing skbs in...

SUSE CVE-2023-53199

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: wifi: ath9k: hifusb: clean up skbs if ath9khifusbrxstream fails Syzkaller detected a memory leak of skbs in ath9khifusbrxstream. While processing skbs in ath9khifusbrxstream, the already allocated skbs in skbpool are not freed if...