*** This bug is a security vulnerability ***
Public security bug reported:
Today there was an update to the linux-firmware package. This apparently
changed the firmware used by the ath9k_htc driver required by my wifi
dongle. Now if the dongle is plugged in, my computer freezes and if it
is plugge don before boot, the computer freezes in the login screen.
After careful analysis of the syslogs it can be seen that the hard drive
got remounted as readonly meaning that the kernel had a fatal error
occur in some driver. I am currently using the linux 3.17 vanilla kernel
that is in development and teh linux-firmware package that comes in
standard with ubuntu trusty tahr. I am sure teh issue lies with the
firmware since the same kernel has been running for a few days without
issues before the firmware got updated .
** Affects: linux-firmware (Ubuntu)
Importance: Undecided
Status: New
** Information type changed from Private Security to Public Security
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Title:
A recent firmware update made ath9k_htc card cause kernel panic/freeze
Status in “linux-firmware” package in Ubuntu:
New
Bug description:
Today there was an update to the linux-firmware package. This
apparently changed the firmware used by the ath9k_htc driver required
by my wifi dongle. Now if the dongle is plugged in, my computer
freezes and if it is plugge don before boot, the computer freezes in
the login screen. After careful analysis of the syslogs it can be seen
that the hard drive got remounted as readonly meaning that the kernel
had a fatal error occur in some driver. I am currently using the linux
3.17 vanilla kernel that is in development and teh linux-firmware
package that comes in standard with ubuntu trusty tahr. I am sure teh
issue lies with the firmware since the same kernel has been running
for a few days without issues before the firmware got updated .
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