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TI-2025-25991 Aliases CVE-2025-38656GHSA-6g9x-rpr5-4qrw

wifi: iwlwifi: Fix error code in iwl_op_mode_dvm_start()

Priority LOW 33CWE-416Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Local
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Code execution
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · High · High
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-416 and the CVSS impact.

Summary

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: wifi: iwlwifi: Fix error code in iwl_op_mode_dvm_start() Preserve the error code if iwl_setup_deferred_work() fails. The current code returns ERR_PTR(0) (which is NULL) on this path. I believe the missing error code potentially leads to a use after free involving debugfs.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.00208 10th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed Linux (Linux): 5.5, 5.11, 5.16 +3

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
LinuxLinux5.4.297 to before 5.5; 5.10.241 to before 5.11; 5.15.190 to before 5.16; 6.1.148 to before 6.25.5, 5.11, 5.16, 6.2Patch availableCNA
LinuxLinux6.6.102 to before 6.6.160; 6.12.42 to before 6.12.1146.6.160, 6.12.114Patch availableCNA
  • Linux VendorLinux Affected 5.4.297 to before 5.5; 5.10.241 to before 5.11; 5.15.190 to before 5.16; 6.1.148 to before 6.2 Fixed in 5.5, 5.11, 5.16, 6.2 Patch available CNA
  • Linux VendorLinux Affected 6.6.102 to before 6.6.160; 6.12.42 to before 6.12.114 Fixed in 6.6.160, 6.12.114 Patch available CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.4.297 to before 5.5; 5.10.241 to before 5.11; 5.15.190 to before 5.16; 6.1.148 to before 6.2; 6.6.102 to before 6.7; 6.12.42 to before 6.13VulnerableLinux
  • cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.4.297 to before 5.5; 5.10.241 to before 5.11; 5.15.190 to before 5.16; 6.1.148 to before 6.2; 6.6.102 to before 6.7; 6.12.42 to before 6.13 Vulnerable ·Linux

Remediation

  • Fix · CNA Linux (Linux) Fixed in 5.5, 5.11, 5.16, 6.2
  • Fix · CNA Linux (Linux) Fixed in 6.6.160, 6.12.114

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

Red Hat rating: Low. Red Hat's page for this CVE →

Not affected: 5 products
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2025-38656
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-6g9x-rpr5-4qrw
  3. 2026-10-21 Fix available: Linux/Linux@5c432da1ee191e9f7830dd516456706063d7bec3, Linux/[email protected], Linux/[email protected] +1 · CNA
  4. 2026-10-21 2 new references · CNA
  5. 2026-11-07 Affected versions changed · Red Hat

References

Patch 3

Other 2

  • TI-2025-26358 tls: fix handling of zero-length records on the rx_list KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2026-38352 netfilter: bridge: make ebt_snat ARP rewrite writable KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2013-05264 The (1) get_user and (2) put_user API functions in the Linux kernel before 3.5.5 on the… KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2022-00125 Integer overflow in kernel KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.4
  • TI-2013-01864 The perf_swevent_init function in kernel/events/core.c in the Linux kernel before 3.8.9… KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.4
  • TI-2021-05514 Heap Out-Of-Bounds Write in Netfilter IP6T_SO_SET_REPLACE KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.3
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