CVE-2025-38642

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: wifi: mac80211: fix WARN_ON for monitor mode on some devices On devices without WANT_MONITOR_VIF (and probably without channel context support) we get a WARN_ON for changing the per-link setting of a monitor interface. Since we already skip AP_VLAN interfaces and MONITOR with WANT_MONITOR_VIF and/or NO_VIRTUAL_MONITOR should update the settings, catch this in the link change code instead of the warning.

CVSS v3 5.5 MEDIUM

5.5^/10

CVSS v3 : MEDIUM

Vector :

Exploitability : 1.8 / Impact : 3.6

Attack Vector LOCAL

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required LOW

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact NONE

Integrity Impact NONE

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1e10ded6b0f9b0eeefaacbb6c6c6afff3f702812	Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c57e5b9819dfd16d709bcd6cb633301ed0829a66	Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ff15498ebaa49c5429a74e70a1951dede60cd14c	Patch

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

OR	cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel::::::::
	cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel::::::::

History

26 Nov 2025, 16:38

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
CWE		CWE-617
First Time		Linux linux Kernel Linux
CPE		cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel::::::::
CVSS	v2 : ~~unknown~~ v3 : ~~unknown~~	v2 : unknown v3 : 5.5
References	~~() https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1e10ded6b0f9b0eeefaacbb6c6c6afff3f702812 -~~	() https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1e10ded6b0f9b0eeefaacbb6c6c6afff3f702812 - Patch
References	~~() https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c57e5b9819dfd16d709bcd6cb633301ed0829a66 -~~	() https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c57e5b9819dfd16d709bcd6cb633301ed0829a66 - Patch
References	~~() https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ff15498ebaa49c5429a74e70a1951dede60cd14c -~~	() https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ff15498ebaa49c5429a74e70a1951dede60cd14c - Patch

Information

Published : 2025-08-22 16:15

Updated : 2025-11-26 16:38

NVD link : CVE-2025-38642

Mitre link : CVE-2025-38642

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2025-38642

JSON object : View

Products Affected

linux

linux_kernel

CWE

CWE-617

Reachable Assertion

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