ath12k

A subtle memory-management bug in the Linux kernel’s ath12k Wi‑Fi driver — tracked as CVE-2024-40979 — could cause a complete kernel crash when a Qualcomm Atheros-based wireless device resumes from suspend, producing a local denial‑of‑service condition for affected hosts. The fault lies in how...

Microsoft’s public advisory for CVE-2025-37943 confirms that the Azure Linux distribution has been identified as a carrier of the vulnerable upstream code, but that attestation does not mean Azure Linux is the only Microsoft product that could include the affected ath12k driver; it is the only...

The GNU Linux-libre 6.16 release lands on August 24, 2025 with a familiar promise and a precise mandate: take everything new and noteworthy in upstream Linux 6.16 and remove the parts that depend on proprietary firmware, binary-only microcode, or unclear redistribution terms, then ship a kernel...