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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Wed, 31 Dec 2025 00:15:00 +0000

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{'score': 7.0, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'}

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Tue, 30 Dec 2025 12:30:00 +0000

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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 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
Title wifi: ath11k: fix registration of 6Ghz-only phy without the full channel range
First Time appeared Linux
Linux linux Kernel
CPEs cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Linux
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Linux

Published:

Updated: 2026-01-05T11:36:55.183Z

Reserved: 2025-12-30T12:06:44.502Z

Link: CVE-2023-54229

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Status : Awaiting Analysis

Published: 2025-12-30T13:16:11.300

Modified: 2025-12-31T20:42:43.210

Link: CVE-2023-54229

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Moderate

Publid Date: 2025-12-30T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2023-54229 - Bugzilla

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