In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
wifi: mt76: mt7996: avoid NULL pointer dereference in mt7996_set_monitor()
The function mt7996_set_monitor() dereferences phy before
the NULL sanity check.
Fix this to avoid NULL pointer dereference by moving the
dereference after the check.
wifi: mt76: mt7996: avoid NULL pointer dereference in mt7996_set_monitor()
The function mt7996_set_monitor() dereferences phy before
the NULL sanity check.
Fix this to avoid NULL pointer dereference by moving the
dereference after the check.
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Affected Vendors & Products
Advisories
| Source | ID | Title |
|---|---|---|
EUVD |
EUVD-2025-20932 | In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: wifi: mt76: mt7996: avoid NULL pointer dereference in mt7996_set_monitor() The function mt7996_set_monitor() dereferences phy before the NULL sanity check. Fix this to avoid NULL pointer dereference by moving the dereference after the check. |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-7769-1 | Linux kernel vulnerabilities |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-7769-2 | Linux kernel (Real-time) vulnerabilities |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-7769-3 | Linux kernel vulnerabilities |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-7770-1 | Linux kernel (Azure) vulnerabilities |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-7771-1 | Linux kernel (OEM) vulnerabilities |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-7789-1 | Linux kernel (Oracle) vulnerabilities |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-7789-2 | Linux kernel (Raspberry Pi) vulnerabilities |
Fixes
Solution
No solution given by the vendor.
Workaround
No workaround given by the vendor.
References
History
Tue, 18 Nov 2025 13:00:00 +0000
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| Weaknesses | CWE-476 | |
| CPEs | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
Wed, 16 Jul 2025 13:45:00 +0000
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Thu, 10 Jul 2025 08:00:00 +0000
| Type | Values Removed | Values Added |
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| Description | In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: wifi: mt76: mt7996: avoid NULL pointer dereference in mt7996_set_monitor() The function mt7996_set_monitor() dereferences phy before the NULL sanity check. Fix this to avoid NULL pointer dereference by moving the dereference after the check. | |
| Title | wifi: mt76: mt7996: avoid NULL pointer dereference in mt7996_set_monitor() | |
| References |
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: Linux
Published:
Updated: 2025-07-28T04:18:27.267Z
Reserved: 2025-04-16T04:51:24.003Z
Link: CVE-2025-38316
No data.
Status : Analyzed
Published: 2025-07-10T08:15:30.590
Modified: 2025-11-18T12:54:21.940
Link: CVE-2025-38316
OpenCVE Enrichment
Updated: 2025-07-13T11:06:33Z
EUVD
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