Bug 2492401 (CVE-2026-53113) - CVE-2026-53113 kernel: wifi: ath11k: fix memory leaks in beacon template setup
Summary: CVE-2026-53113 kernel: wifi: ath11k: fix memory leaks in beacon template setup
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Status: NEW
Alias: CVE-2026-53113
Product: Security Response
Classification: Other
Component: vulnerability
Version: unspecified
Hardware: All
OS: Linux
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Reported: 2026-06-24 18:10 UTC by OSIDB Bzimport
Modified: 2026-06-26 13:07 UTC (History)
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Description OSIDB Bzimport 2026-06-24 18:10:18 UTC
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

wifi: ath11k: fix memory leaks in beacon template setup

The functions ath11k_mac_setup_bcn_tmpl_ema() and
ath11k_mac_setup_bcn_tmpl_mbssid() allocate memory for beacon templates
but fail to free it when parameter setup returns an error.

Since beacon templates must be released during normal execution, they
must also be released in the error handling paths to prevent memory
leaks.

Fix this by using unified exit paths with proper cleanup in the respective
error paths.

Compile tested only. Issue found using a prototype static analysis tool
and code review.

Comment 1 Mauro Matteo Cascella 2026-06-26 13:01:19 UTC
Upstream advisory:
https://lore.kernel.org/linux-cve-announce/2026062414-CVE-2026-53113-c4f2@gregkh/T


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