CVE-2023-54229
- Published: 2025-12-30T13:16:11.300
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
wifi: ath11k: fix registration of 6Ghz-only phy without the full channel range
Because of what seems to be a typo, a 6Ghz-only phy for which the BDF
does not allow the 7115Mhz channel will fail to register:
WARNING: CPU: 2 PID: 106 at net/wireless/core.c:907 wiphy_register+0x914/0x954
Modules linked in: ath11k_pci sbsa_gwdt
CPU: 2 PID: 106 Comm: kworker/u8:5 Not tainted 6.3.0-rc7-next-20230418-00549-g1e096a17625a-dirty #9
Hardware name: Freebox V7R Board (DT)
Workqueue: ath11k_qmi_driver_event ath11k_qmi_driver_event_work
pstate: 60000005 (nZCv daif -PAN -UAO -TCO -DIT -SSBS BTYPE=–)
pc : wiphy_register+0x914/0x954
lr : ieee80211_register_hw+0x67c/0xc10
sp : ffffff800b123aa0
x29: ffffff800b123aa0 x28: 0000000000000000 x27: 0000000000000000
x26: 0000000000000000 x25: 0000000000000006 x24: ffffffc008d51418
x23: ffffffc008cb0838 x22: ffffff80176c2460 x21: 0000000000000168
x20: ffffff80176c0000 x19: ffffff80176c03e0 x18: 0000000000000014
x17: 00000000cbef338c x16: 00000000d2a26f21 x15: 00000000ad6bb85f
x14: 0000000000000020 x13: 0000000000000020 x12: 00000000ffffffbd
x11: 0000000000000208 x10: 00000000fffffdf7 x9 : ffffffc009394718
x8 : ffffff80176c0528 x7 : 000000007fffffff x6 : 0000000000000006
x5 : 0000000000000005 x4 : ffffff800b304284 x3 : ffffff800b304284
x2 : ffffff800b304d98 x1 : 0000000000000000 x0 : 0000000000000000
Call trace:
wiphy_register+0x914/0x954
ieee80211_register_hw+0x67c/0xc10
ath11k_mac_register+0x7c4/0xe10
ath11k_core_qmi_firmware_ready+0x1f4/0x570
ath11k_qmi_driver_event_work+0x198/0x590
process_one_work+0x1b8/0x328
worker_thread+0x6c/0x414
kthread+0x100/0x104
ret_from_fork+0x10/0x20
—[ end trace 0000000000000000 ]—
ath11k_pci 0002:01:00.0: ieee80211 registration failed: -22
ath11k_pci 0002:01:00.0: failed register the radio with mac80211: -22
ath11k_pci 0002:01:00.0: failed to create pdev core: -22
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How to fix CVE-2023-54229
Description: In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: wifi: ath11k: fix registration of 6Ghz-only phy without the full channel range Because of what seems to be a typo, a 6Ghz-only phy for which the BDF does not allow the 7115Mhz channel will fail to register: WARNING: CPU: 2 PID: 106 at net/wireless/core.c:907 wiphy_register+0x914/0x954 […]
Exploit Difficulty: HARD
⏱️ Time to exploit: > 4 hours
🛠️ Required skills: Advanced security expertise
💰 Public exploits: Rare or not public
How to Fix:
- Check if you're running the affected product
- Update to the latest patched version
- If patching is not immediately possible: restrict network exposure, apply least-privilege access
- Test the fix in a staging environment first
- Review logs for signs of exploitation
- Monitor for IOCs (Indicators of Compromise)
- Enable automatic security updates
- Set up vulnerability monitoring
- Review and harden security configurations
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