{"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"}}}}