CVE-2025-38316
wifi: mt76: mt7996: avoid NULL pointer dereference in mt7996_set_monitor()
Severity Score
5.5
*CVSS v3
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*CPE
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0
*Multiple Sources
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Descriptions
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: wifi: mt76: mt7996: avoid NULL pointer dereference in mt7996_set_monitor() The function mt7996_set_monitor() dereferences phy before
the NULL sanity check. Fix this to avoid NULL pointer dereference by moving the
dereference after the check.
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: wifi: mt76: mt7996: avoid NULL pointer dereference in mt7996_set_monitor() The function mt7996_set_monitor() dereferences phy before the NULL sanity check. Fix this to avoid NULL pointer dereference by moving the dereference after the check.
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Timeline
- 2025-04-16 CVE Reserved
- 2025-07-10 CVE Published
- 2025-07-10 CVE Updated
- 2025-07-10 EPSS Updated
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References (3)
| URL | Tag | Source |
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| https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/69d54ce7491d046eaae05de7fb2493319a481991 | Vuln. Introduced |
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| URL | Date | SRC |
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| https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/83a422c8169eef95aef57f7ddc467bb126d9ae81 | 2025-06-19 | |
| https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/cb423ddad0f6e6f55b1700422ab777b25597cc83 | 2025-05-21 |
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Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions
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| Vendor | Product | Version | Other | Status | <-- --> | Vendor | Product | Version | Other | Status |
| Linux Search vendor "Linux" | Linux Kernel Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel" | >= 6.14 < 6.15.3 Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel" and version " >= 6.14 < 6.15.3" | en |
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| Linux Search vendor "Linux" | Linux Kernel Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel" | >= 6.14 < 6.16-rc1 Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel" and version " >= 6.14 < 6.16-rc1" | en |
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