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CVE-2023-54141

kernel: wifi: ath11k: Add missing hw_ops->get_ring_selector() for IPQ5018

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Severity

Moderate

Red Hat Product Security

5.8

CVSS 3.1

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Published · December 24, 2025

Updated · June 30, 2026

Description

A flaw was discovered in the ath11k wireless driver in the Linux kernel where the hardware operations structure for the IPQ5018 platform did not include a hw_ops->get_ring_selector callback. When network traffic is being sent after clients have connected, this missing function pointer may be dereferenced, causing a NULL pointer exception and a kernel backtrace or crash.

CVSS score applicability

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Mitigation

Mitigation for this issue is either not available or the currently available options don't meet the Red Hat Product Security criteria comprising ease of use and deployment, applicability to widespread installation base or stability.

CVSS / CWE

CVSS 3.1 · 5.8
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:H

CWE-476 · NULL Pointer Dereference