Description
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.
Affected products
linux: linux kernel
References9
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/0d1792c98351b7c8ebdc53d052918e77d1e512c3 Patch
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/1300517e371e4d0acdb0f1237477e1ed223c3a9a Patch
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/484d95c69fc1143f09e4c2e3b89019d68d190a92 Patch
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/644df7e865e76ab7a62c67c25cbbc093c944d0ef Patch
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/6f93154d61b345acbc405c6dee16afb845eb298e Patch
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/75c4a8154cb6c7239fb55d5550f481f6765fb83c Patch
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/cbec770521ebc455c9811a23222faf8911422d4a Patch
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/e7865f84adaf75cee1a4bbf79680329eca92b4e1 Patch
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/f2a429e6da37e32438a9adc250cc176a889c16a4 Patch
Metrics
- CVSS 3.1
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5.5
MEDIUM
Score source: NVD
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - EPSS — exploit probability
- 0% percentile: 6 · as of 9 November 2026
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