About this tag
The ath9k_htc tag on WindowsForum.com covers discussions about the Linux kernel wireless USB driver for Atheros AR9271 and AR7010 devices. Content under this tag focuses on CVE-2025-38157, a vulnerability in the ath9k_htc driver that allows a malicious USB device to trigger a division-by-zero error by sending a WMI_SWBA_EVENTID event before beaconing is enabled. The tag includes analysis of Microsoft's attestation that Azure Linux includes the vulnerable code, and explores whether other Microsoft products may also be affected. Topics center on Linux kernel security, USB driver vulnerabilities, and the implications for enterprise IT environments using Microsoft's Linux distributions.
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    CVE-2026-68363 Fix Lands for Atheros USB Wi-Fi UAF

    CVE-2026-68363 fixes a use-after-free race in Linux’s ath9k_htc USB Wi‑Fi driver, affecting systems that use a supported Atheros AR9271 or AR7010-family USB adapter and load the ath9k_hif_usb path. The practical response is straightforward: update to a kernel carrying commit...
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    CVE-2025-38157: Azure Linux attestation and broader Microsoft kernel risk

    The short answer is: No — Azure Linux is not necessarily the only Microsoft product that could include the vulnerable ath9k_htc code, but it is the only Microsoft product Microsoft has publicly attested so far as “including this open‑source library and therefore potentially affected.” That...