CVE-2025-38317

wifi: ath12k: Fix buffer overflow in debugfs

HIGH
7.8
CVSS Score
Published: July 10, 2025 at 07:42 AM UTC
Updated: October 15, 2026 at 10:18 PM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorLinux Kernel

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Severity
HIGH7.8
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.2%
SSVC
No known exploit

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: wifi: ath12k: Fix buffer overflow in debugfs If the user tries to write more than 32 bytes then it results in memory corruption. Fortunately, this is debugfs so it's limited to root users.

Affected

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

6.11 ≤ v < 6.12.346.13 ≤ v < 6.15.33f73c24f28b317f22df7870c25ff82f1d625c6c26.11
Vendor states this is fixed in 0c57aa8ef94cffc5c2d68230e19329a03e71a94f (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 8c4a200d03574bfcbf54fdb7ba5968b58ad2e0b3 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 8c7a5031a6b0d42e640fbd2d5d05f61f74e32dce (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.11 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.12.34 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.15.3 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.16 (unaffected)

References (3)

Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0c57aa8ef94cffc5c2d68230e19329a03e71a94f
Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8c4a200d03574bfcbf54fdb7ba5968b58ad2e0b3
Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8c7a5031a6b0d42e640fbd2d5d05f61f74e32dce

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCNo known exploitNot automatableTotal impact

SSVC signals action urgency (what to patch first), separate from CVSS which measures severity.

CVSS

7.8HIGHLinux
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-787

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