CVE-2025-38599

wifi: mt76: mt7996: Fix possible OOB access in mt7996_tx()

HIGH

7.1

CVSS Score

Published: August 19, 2025 at 05:03 PM UTC

Updated: August 5, 2026 at 12:44 PM UTC

1 product affected across 1 vendorLinux Kernel

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Severity

HIGH7.1

Exploit prediction

EPSS 0.2%

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: wifi: mt76: mt7996: Fix possible OOB access in mt7996_tx() Fis possible Out-Of-Boundary access in mt7996_tx routine if link_id is set to IEEE80211_LINK_UNSPECIFIED

Affected

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

Linux Kernel · Linux

95%

6.15 ≤ v < 6.15.106.15 ≤ v < 6.16.16.15 ≤ v < 6.176.16 ≤ v < 6.16.13ce8acb86b6614b9f7af794f119f9627efe6b3026.15

Vendor states this is fixed in 64cbf0d7ce9afe20666da90ec6ecaec6ba5ac64b (fixed)

Vendor states this is fixed in f43e7d8ae4b6a73213032545552bab26f76f113a (fixed)

Vendor states this is fixed in f82eabd0ff8067d1ee95515f4174c9a9569d54cb (fixed)

Vendor states this is fixed in 6.15 (unaffected)

Vendor states this is fixed in 6.15.10 (unaffected)

Vendor states this is fixed in 6.16.1 (unaffected)

Vendor states this is fixed in 6.17 (unaffected)

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:

Patch and advisory references

References (3)

Patch

Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/64cbf0d7ce9afe20666da90ec6ecaec6ba5ac64b

Patch

Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f43e7d8ae4b6a73213032545552bab26f76f113a

Patch

Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f82eabd0ff8067d1ee95515f4174c9a9569d54cb

CVSS

7.1HIGH[email protected]

Attack Vector: LOCAL
Complexity: LOW
Privileges: LOW
User Interaction: NONE
Scope: UNCHANGED
Confidentiality: HIGH
Integrity: NONE
Availability: HIGH

Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED

CWE

CWE-125

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