# CVE-2022-50871: wifi: ath11k: Fix qmi\_msg\_handler data structure initialization

- Severity: CVSS 7.8 (High), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=total
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 6.0.16, 6.1.2
- Published: 2025-12-30 · Updated: 2026-10-15

## Affected

- Linux: from d5c65159f2895379e11ca13f62feabe93278985d, fixed in d5d71de448f36e34592f7c81b5e300d3e8dbb735; from d5c65159f2895379e11ca13f62feabe93278985d, fixed in a10e1530c424bb277b4edc7def0195857a548495; from d5c65159f2895379e11ca13f62feabe93278985d, fixed in ed3725e15a154ebebf44e0c34806c57525483f92
- Linux: 5.6
- Kernel (Linux): from 5.6.0, fixed in 6.0.16; from 6.1.0, fixed in 6.1.2

## Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: wifi: ath11k: Fix qmi_msg_handler data structure initialization qmi_msg_handler is required to be null terminated by QMI module. There might be a case where a handler for a msg id is not present in the handlers array which can lead to infinite loop while searching the handler and therefore out of bound access in qmi_invoke_handler(). Hence update the initialization in qmi_msg_handler data structure. Tested-on: IPQ8074 hw2.0 AHB WLAN.HK.2.5.0.1-01100-QCAHKSWPL_SILICONZ-1

## What to do

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## Related

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## References

- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d5d71de448f36e34592f7c81b5e300d3e8dbb735
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a10e1530c424bb277b4edc7def0195857a548495
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ed3725e15a154ebebf44e0c34806c57525483f92

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