CVE-2025-38605

CVE.org · Published

Record status: Published
Identifier year (not publication year): 2025
Source publication: Aug 19, 2025
Source updated: Oct 21, 2026
Imported by cveboard: Oct 24, 2026
Source snapshot: cve_2026-10-24_midnight_baseline · Oct 24, 2026

CNA source text (English)

wifi: ath12k: Pass ab pointer directly to ath12k_dp_tx_get_encap_type()

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

Scoped product and version facts

Fix information unknown; no fixed version is derived here. Missing information does not prove that no fix exists.

Exploitation unknown; this catalogue does not assess exploitation.

Linux

Vendor: Linux
Product: Linux
Platforms: Unknown
Default status: unaffected

Linux · Scoped product and version facts
Version (version)	Status (status)	Version scheme (versionType)	Exclusive end (lessThan)	Inclusive end (lessThanOrEqual)	Status changes (at → status)
e93bbd65547ea8073b707c9034c3f051f8018614	`affected`	git	be27a11a42b2190f817b198bf5e753e5e4ac849e	Unavailable	None listed
e93bbd65547ea8073b707c9034c3f051f8018614	`affected`	git	d9d2a0466e981d1be95fc8bdc05806ea21def758	Unavailable	None listed
e93bbd65547ea8073b707c9034c3f051f8018614	`affected`	git	b508f370f88f277c95e2bd3bc47217a96d668cee	Unavailable	None listed
e93bbd65547ea8073b707c9034c3f051f8018614	`affected`	git	ee4f8e7fa578f9f28cef5f409677db25f4f83d7e	Unavailable	None listed
e93bbd65547ea8073b707c9034c3f051f8018614	`affected`	git	05062834350f0bf7ad1abcebc2807220e90220eb	Unavailable	None listed

Linux

Vendor: Linux
Product: Linux
Platforms: Unknown
Default status: affected

Linux · Scoped product and version facts
Version (version)	Status (status)	Version scheme (versionType)	Exclusive end (lessThan)	Inclusive end (lessThanOrEqual)	Status changes (at → status)
6.4	`affected`	Unavailable	Unavailable	Unavailable	None listed
0	`unaffected`	semver	6.4	Unavailable	None listed
6.6.160	`unaffected`	semver	Unavailable	6.6.*	None listed
6.12.114	`unaffected`	semver	Unavailable	6.12.*	None listed
6.15.10	`unaffected`	semver	Unavailable	6.15.*	None listed
6.16.1	`unaffected`	semver	Unavailable	6.16.*	None listed
6.17	`unaffected`	original_commit_for_fix	Unavailable	*	None listed