# CVE-2021-47017: ath10k: Fix a use after free in ath10k\_htc\_send\_bundle

- Severity: CVSS 8.8 (High), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2024-02-28 · Updated: 2026-08-05

## Affected

- Linux: version range not reported
- Linux: 5.8

## Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ath10k: Fix a use after free in ath10k_htc_send_bundle In ath10k_htc_send_bundle, the bundle_skb could be freed by dev_kfree_skb_any(bundle_skb). But the bundle_skb is used later by bundle_skb->len. As skb_len = bundle_skb->len, my patch replaces bundle_skb->len to skb_len after the bundle_skb was freed.

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## Related

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## References

- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8bb054fb336f4250002fff4e0b075221c05c3c65
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3b1ac40c6012140828caa79e592a438a18ebf71b
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5e413c0831ff4700d1739db3fa3ae9f859744676
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8392df5d7e0b6a7d21440da1fc259f9938f4dec3

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