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CVE-2025-38316 Detail

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: wifi: mt76: mt7996: avoid NULL pointer dereference in mt7996_set_monitor() The function mt7996_set_monitor() dereferences phy before the NULL sanity check. Fix this to avoid NULL pointer dereference by moving the dereference after the check.


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URL Source(s) Tag(s)
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/83a422c8169eef95aef57f7ddc467bb126d9ae81 kernel.org
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/cb423ddad0f6e6f55b1700422ab777b25597cc83 kernel.org

Weakness Enumeration

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Change History

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Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2025-38316
NVD Published Date:
07/10/2025
NVD Last Modified:
07/10/2025
Source:
kernel.org