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CVE-2025-38605

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CVE-2025-38605

Published: Aug 19, 2025

Modified: May 11, 2026

PUBLISHED

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: wifi: ath12k: Pass ab pointer directly to ath12k_dp_tx_get_encap_type() In ath12k_dp_tx_get_encap_type(), the arvif parameter is only used to retrieve the ab pointer. In vdev delete sequence the arvif->ar could become NULL and that would trigger kernel panic. Since the caller ath12k_dp_tx() already has a valid ab pointer, pass it directly to avoid panic and unnecessary dereferencing. PC points to "ath12k_dp_tx+0x228/0x988 [ath12k]" LR points to "ath12k_dp_tx+0xc8/0x988 [ath12k]". The Backtrace obtained is as follows: ath12k_dp_tx+0x228/0x988 [ath12k] ath12k_mac_tx_check_max_limit+0x608/0x920 [ath12k] ieee80211_process_measurement_req+0x320/0x348 [mac80211] ieee80211_tx_dequeue+0x9ac/0x1518 [mac80211] ieee80211_tx_dequeue+0xb14/0x1518 [mac80211] ieee80211_tx_prepare_skb+0x224/0x254 [mac80211] ieee80211_xmit+0xec/0x100 [mac80211] __ieee80211_subif_start_xmit+0xc50/0xf40 [mac80211] ieee80211_subif_start_xmit+0x2e8/0x308 [mac80211] netdev_start_xmit+0x150/0x18c dev_hard_start_xmit+0x74/0xc0 Tested-on: QCN9274 hw2.0 PCI WLAN.WBE.1.3.1-00173-QCAHKSWPL_SILICONZ-1

VendorProductVersions

Linux

Linux

affected
e93bbd65547ea8073b707c9034c3f051f8018614 - < b508f370f88f277c95e2bd3bc47217a96d668cee
affected
e93bbd65547ea8073b707c9034c3f051f8018614 - < ee4f8e7fa578f9f28cef5f409677db25f4f83d7e
affected
e93bbd65547ea8073b707c9034c3f051f8018614 - < 05062834350f0bf7ad1abcebc2807220e90220eb

Linux

Linux

affected
6.4
unaffected
0 - < 6.4
unaffected
6.15.10 - <= 6.15.*
unaffected
6.16.1 - <= 6.16.*
unaffected
6.17 - <= *

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