CVE-2025-38406
Medium
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: wifi: ath6kl: remove WARN on bad firmware input If the firmware gives bad input, that's nothing to do with the driver's stack at this point etc., so the WARN_ON() doesn't add any value. Additionally, this is one of the top syzbot reports now. Just print a message, and as an added bonus, print the sizes too.
SeverityMedium
CVSS5.5
Exploit probability—
Product
Linux Kernel
PublishedJul 25, 2025
First seenJul 25, 2025
How to fix
Update
- linux linux_kernel5.4.296, 5.10.240, 5.15.187, 6.1.144, 6.6.97, 6.12.37, 6.15.6 or later
Affected products
| Product | Affected versions | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| linux linux_kernel | v < 5.4.296, 5.5 ≤ v < 5.10.240, 5.11 ≤ v < 5.15.187, 5.16 ≤ v < 6.1.144, 6.2 ≤ v < 6.6.97, 6.7 ≤ v < 6.12.37, 6.13 ≤ v < 6.15.6, 6.16 | 5.4.296, 5.10.240, 5.15.187, 6.1.144, 6.6.97, 6.12.37, 6.15.6 |
| debian debian_linux | 11.0 | — |
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