CVE-2025-38406
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CVE-2025-38406 is a medium-severity vulnerability rated 5.5/10 on the CVSS scale. In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: wifi: ath6kl: remove WARN on bad firmware input If the firmware gives bad input, that's nothing to do with the driver's stack at this point etc., so the WARN_ON() doesn't add any value. Additionally, this is one of the top syzbot reports now. EPSS estimates a 0.17% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: wifi: ath6kl: remove WARN on bad firmware input If the firmware gives bad input, that's nothing to do with the driver's stack at this point etc., so the WARN_ON() doesn't add any value. Additionally, this is one of the top syzbot reports now. Just print a message, and as an added bonus, print the sizes too.
Metrics
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Affected Software
| Vendor | Product | Versions | Update |
|---|---|---|---|
| Linux | Linux Kernel | < 5.4.296 | — |
| Linux | Linux Kernel | >= 5.5, < 5.10.240 | — |
| Linux | Linux Kernel | >= 5.11, < 5.15.187 | — |
| Linux | Linux Kernel | >= 5.16, < 6.1.144 | — |
| Linux | Linux Kernel | >= 6.2, < 6.6.97 | — |
| Linux | Linux Kernel | >= 6.7, < 6.12.37 | — |
| Linux | Linux Kernel | >= 6.13, < 6.15.6 | — |
| Linux | Linux Kernel | 6.16 | Rc1 |
| Debian | Debian Linux | 11.0 | — |
References
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/10/msg00007.htmlThird Party Advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/10/msg00008.htmlThird Party Advisory
Timeline
- Published
- Last Modified
- Status
- Analyzed
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