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CVE-2025-38642

Severity CVSS v4.0:
Pending analysis
Type:
Unavailable / Other
Publication date:
22/08/2025
Last modified:
26/11/2025

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:<br /> <br /> wifi: mac80211: fix WARN_ON for monitor mode on some devices<br /> <br /> On devices without WANT_MONITOR_VIF (and probably without<br /> channel context support) we get a WARN_ON for changing the<br /> per-link setting of a monitor interface.<br /> <br /> Since we already skip AP_VLAN interfaces and MONITOR with<br /> WANT_MONITOR_VIF and/or NO_VIRTUAL_MONITOR should update<br /> the settings, catch this in the link change code instead<br /> of the warning.

Impact

Vector 3.x
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H CVSS v3.1 Severity and Metrics:

Base Score: 5.50 MEDIUM
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Attack Vector (AV): Local
Attack Complexity (AC): Low
Privileges Required (PR): Low
User Interaction (UI): None
Scope (S): Unchanged
Confidentiality (C): None
Integrity (I): None
Availability (A): High

Base Score 3.x
5.50
Severity 3.x
MEDIUM

Vulnerable products and versions

CPE From Up to
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 6.13 (including) 6.15.10 (excluding)
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 6.16 (including) 6.16.1 (excluding)

To consult the complete list of CPE names with products and versions, see this page


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