CVE-2025-39849
High
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: wifi: cfg80211: sme: cap SSID length in __cfg80211_connect_result() If the ssid->datalen is more than IEEE80211_MAX_SSID_LEN (32) it would lead to memory corruption so add some bounds checking.
SeverityHigh
CVSS8.8
Exploit probability—
Product
Linux Kernel
PublishedSep 19, 2025
First seenSep 19, 2025
How to fix
Update
- linux linux_kernel6.1.151, 6.6.105, 6.12.46, 6.16.6 or later
Affected products
| Product | Affected versions | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| linux linux_kernel | 6.1.16 ≤ v < 6.1.151, 6.2.3 ≤ v < 6.6.105, 6.7 ≤ v < 6.12.46, 6.13 ≤ v < 6.16.6, 6.17 | 6.1.151, 6.6.105, 6.12.46, 6.16.6 |
| debian debian_linux | 11.0 | — |
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