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CVE-2025-38157 Detail

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: wifi: ath9k_htc: Abort software beacon handling if disabled A malicious USB device can send a WMI_SWBA_EVENTID event from an ath9k_htc-managed device before beaconing has been enabled. This causes a device-by-zero error in the driver, leading to either a crash or an out of bounds read. Prevent this by aborting the handling in ath9k_htc_swba() if beacons are not enabled.


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URL Source(s) Tag(s)
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0281c19074976ec48f0078d50530b406ddae75bc kernel.org
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/40471b23147c86ea3ed97faee79937c618250bd0 kernel.org
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5482ef9875eaa43f0435e14570e1193823de857e kernel.org
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5a85c21f812e02cb00ca07007d88acdd42d08c46 kernel.org
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7ee3fb6258da8c890a51b514f60d7570dc703605 kernel.org
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ac4e317a95a1092b5da5b9918b7118759342641c kernel.org
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e5ce9df1d68094d37360dbd9b09289d42fa21e54 kernel.org
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ee5ee646385f5846dcbc881389f3c44a197c402a kernel.org

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID CWE Name Source

Change History

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Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2025-38157
NVD Published Date:
07/03/2025
NVD Last Modified:
07/03/2025
Source:
kernel.org