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CVE-2025-38096

wifi: iwlwifi: don't warn when if there is a FW error

MEDIUM
5.5
CVSS Score
Published: July 3, 2025 at 08:13 AM UTC
Updated: October 21, 2026 at 01:18 PM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorLinux Kernel

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Severity
MEDIUM5.5
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.2%

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: wifi: iwlwifi: don't warn when if there is a FW error iwl_trans_reclaim is warning if it is called when the FW is not alive. But if it is called when there is a pending restart, i.e. after a FW error, there is no need to warn, instead - return silently.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

Linux Kernel· Linux
95%
All versionsv < 6.12.316.13 ≤ v < 6.14.94.5e5d15cb530082cc13a6c9457eddd6f75b0f4de65
Vendor states this is fixed in 0446d34a853d9576e2a7628c803d2abd2f8cf3a8 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in c7f50d0433a016d43681592836a3d484817bfb34 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in d07a08f42dc7230c902e1af2a899a72b0a03aa69 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 4.5 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.12.31 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.14.9 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.15 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.6.160 (unaffected)

References (4)

Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0446d34a853d9576e2a7628c803d2abd2f8cf3a8
Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c7f50d0433a016d43681592836a3d484817bfb34
Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d07a08f42dc7230c902e1af2a899a72b0a03aa69
Source: cverecord
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/20d00e9b5309107b30d882a67639d6fbbfaba36a

CVSS

5.5MEDIUM[email protected]
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
NONE
Integrity
NONE
Availability
HIGH
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
NVD-CWE-noinfo

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