In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

wifi: ath12k: Fix buffer overflow in debugfs

If the user tries to write more than 32 bytes then it results in memory
corruption. Fortunately, this is debugfs so it's limited to root users.

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required Low

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00032.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

Affected Vendors & Products

Vendors Products
Linux
  • Linux Kernel

Configuration 1 [-]

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

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Vendors Products
Linux
  • Linux Kernel
Advisories
Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2025-20931 In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: wifi: ath12k: Fix buffer overflow in debugfs If the user tries to write more than 32 bytes then it results in memory corruption. Fortunately, this is debugfs so it's limited to root users.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-7769-1 Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-7769-2 Linux kernel (Real-time) vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-7769-3 Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-7770-1 Linux kernel (Azure) vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-7771-1 Linux kernel (OEM) vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-7789-1 Linux kernel (Oracle) vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN 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
Link Providers
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0c57aa8ef94cffc5c2d68230e19329a03e71a94f cve-icon cve-icon
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8c4a200d03574bfcbf54fdb7ba5968b58ad2e0b3 cve-icon cve-icon
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8c7a5031a6b0d42e640fbd2d5d05f61f74e32dce cve-icon cve-icon
https://lore.kernel.org/linux-cve-announce/2025071016-CVE-2025-38317-efbf@gregkh/T cve-icon
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-38317 cve-icon
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-38317 cve-icon
History

Tue, 18 Nov 2025 13:00:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Weaknesses CWE-787
CPEs cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 7.0, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'}

 cvssV3_1

{'score': 7.8, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'}

Wed, 16 Jul 2025 13:45:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics epss

{'score': 0.00017}

 epss

{'score': 0.00022}

Sat, 12 Jul 2025 00:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
References
Metrics threat_severity

None

 cvssV3_1

{'score': 7.0, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'}

threat_severity

Moderate

Thu, 10 Jul 2025 08:00:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: wifi: ath12k: Fix buffer overflow in debugfs If the user tries to write more than 32 bytes then it results in memory corruption. Fortunately, this is debugfs so it's limited to root users.
Title wifi: ath12k: Fix buffer overflow in debugfs
References
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Linux

Published:

Updated: 2025-07-28T04:18:28.701Z

Reserved: 2025-04-16T04:51:24.004Z

Link: CVE-2025-38317

cve-icon Vulnrichment

No data.

cve-icon NVD

Status : Analyzed

Published: 2025-07-10T08:15:30.703

Modified: 2025-11-18T12:54:11.333

Link: CVE-2025-38317

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Moderate

Publid Date: 2025-07-10T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2025-38317 - Bugzilla

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2025-07-13T11:06:39Z