CVE-2025-38600

wifi: mt76: mt7925: fix off by one in mt7925_mcu_hw_scan()

MEDIUM
5.5
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
MEDIUM5.5
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.2%

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: wifi: mt76: mt7925: fix off by one in mt7925_mcu_hw_scan() The ssid->ssids[] and sreq->ssids[] arrays have MT7925_RNR_SCAN_MAX_BSSIDS elements so this >= needs to be > to prevent an out of bounds access.

Affected

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

6.16 ≤ v < 6.16.16.16 ≤ v < 6.176.168284815ca161e0fa0861cc4085f1c0141e10a34d
Vendor states this is fixed in 4d80d4fa986c5da99042b66bf30a028e7f564156 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in b3a431fe2e399b2e0cc5f43f7e9d63d63d3710ee (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.16 (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:

References (2)

Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4d80d4fa986c5da99042b66bf30a028e7f564156
Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b3a431fe2e399b2e0cc5f43f7e9d63d63d3710ee

CVSS

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

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-193

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