2402248 – (CVE-2023-53639) CVE-2023-53639 kernel: wifi: ath6kl: reduce WARN to dev_dbg() in callback

Bug 2402248 (CVE-2023-53639) - CVE-2023-53639 kernel: wifi: ath6kl: reduce WARN to dev_dbg() in callback

Summary: CVE-2023-53639 kernel: wifi: ath6kl: reduce WARN to dev_dbg() in callback

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Status:	NEW
Alias:	CVE-2023-53639
Product:	Security Response
Classification:	Other
Component:	vulnerability
Sub Component:
Version:	unspecified
Hardware:	All
OS:	Linux
Priority:	medium
Severity:	medium
Target Milestone:	---
Assignee:	Product Security DevOps Team
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TreeView+	depends on / blocked

Reported:	2025-10-07 16:05 UTC by OSIDB Bzimport
Modified:	2026-06-29 20:29 UTC (History)
CC List:	2 users (show)
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Description OSIDB Bzimport 2025-10-07 16:05:21 UTC

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

wifi: ath6kl: reduce WARN to dev_dbg() in callback

The warn is triggered on a known race condition, documented in the code above
the test, that is correctly handled.  Using WARN() hinders automated testing.
Reducing severity.

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