{"dataType": "CVE_RECORD", "dataVersion": "5.2", "cveMetadata": {"cveId": "CVE-2025-38605", "assignerOrgId": "416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67", "state": "PUBLISHED", "assignerShortName": "Linux", "dateReserved": "2025-04-16T04:51:24.028Z", "datePublished": "2025-08-19T17:03:49.295Z", "dateUpdated": "2026-05-11T21:31:27.846Z"}, "containers": {"cna": {"providerMetadata": {"orgId": "416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67", "shortName": "Linux", "dateUpdated": "2026-05-11T21:31:27.846Z"}, "descriptions": [{"lang": "en", "value": "In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nwifi: ath12k: Pass ab pointer directly to ath12k_dp_tx_get_encap_type()\n\nIn ath12k_dp_tx_get_encap_type(), the arvif parameter is only used to\nretrieve the ab pointer. In vdev delete sequence the arvif->ar could\nbecome NULL and that would trigger kernel panic.\nSince the caller ath12k_dp_tx() already has a valid ab pointer, pass it\ndirectly to avoid panic and unnecessary dereferencing.\n\nPC points to \"ath12k_dp_tx+0x228/0x988 [ath12k]\"\nLR points to \"ath12k_dp_tx+0xc8/0x988 [ath12k]\".\nThe Backtrace obtained is as follows:\nath12k_dp_tx+0x228/0x988 [ath12k]\nath12k_mac_tx_check_max_limit+0x608/0x920 [ath12k]\nieee80211_process_measurement_req+0x320/0x348 [mac80211]\nieee80211_tx_dequeue+0x9ac/0x1518 [mac80211]\nieee80211_tx_dequeue+0xb14/0x1518 [mac80211]\nieee80211_tx_prepare_skb+0x224/0x254 [mac80211]\nieee80211_xmit+0xec/0x100 [mac80211]\n__ieee80211_subif_start_xmit+0xc50/0xf40 [mac80211]\nieee80211_subif_start_xmit+0x2e8/0x308 [mac80211]\nnetdev_start_xmit+0x150/0x18c\ndev_hard_start_xmit+0x74/0xc0\n\nTested-on: QCN9274 hw2.0 PCI WLAN.WBE.1.3.1-00173-QCAHKSWPL_SILICONZ-1"}], "affected": [{"product": "Linux", "vendor": "Linux", "defaultStatus": "unaffected", "repo": "https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git", "programFiles": ["drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath12k/dp_tx.c"], "versions": [{"version": "e93bbd65547ea8073b707c9034c3f051f8018614", "lessThan": "b508f370f88f277c95e2bd3bc47217a96d668cee", "status": "affected", "versionType": "git"}, {"version": "e93bbd65547ea8073b707c9034c3f051f8018614", "lessThan": "ee4f8e7fa578f9f28cef5f409677db25f4f83d7e", "status": "affected", "versionType": "git"}, {"version": "e93bbd65547ea8073b707c9034c3f051f8018614", "lessThan": "05062834350f0bf7ad1abcebc2807220e90220eb", "status": "affected", "versionType": "git"}]}, {"product": "Linux", "vendor": "Linux", "defaultStatus": "affected", "repo": "https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git", "programFiles": ["drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath12k/dp_tx.c"], "versions": [{"version": "6.4", "status": "affected"}, {"version": "0", "lessThan": "6.4", "status": "unaffected", "versionType": "semver"}, {"version": "6.15.10", "lessThanOrEqual": "6.15.*", "status": "unaffected", "versionType": "semver"}, {"version": "6.16.1", "lessThanOrEqual": "6.16.*", "status": "unaffected", "versionType": "semver"}, {"version": "6.17", "lessThanOrEqual": "*", "status": "unaffected", "versionType": "original_commit_for_fix"}]}], "cpeApplicability": [{"nodes": [{"operator": "OR", "negate": false, "cpeMatch": [{"vulnerable": true, "criteria": "cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*", "versionStartIncluding": "6.4", "versionEndExcluding": "6.15.10"}, {"vulnerable": true, "criteria": "cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*", "versionStartIncluding": "6.4", "versionEndExcluding": "6.16.1"}, {"vulnerable": true, "criteria": "cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*", "versionStartIncluding": "6.4", "versionEndExcluding": "6.17"}]}]}], "references": [{"url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b508f370f88f277c95e2bd3bc47217a96d668cee"}, {"url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ee4f8e7fa578f9f28cef5f409677db25f4f83d7e"}, {"url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/05062834350f0bf7ad1abcebc2807220e90220eb"}], "title": "wifi: ath12k: Pass ab pointer directly to ath12k_dp_tx_get_encap_type()", "x_generator": {"engine": "bippy-1.2.0"}}}}

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