CVE-2025-38316 — NULL Pointer Dereference in Linux
Severity
5.5MEDIUMNVD
EPSS
0.0%
top 92.28%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
Timeline
PublishedJul 10
Latest updateDec 3
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.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:HExploitability: 1.8 | Impact: 3.6
Affected Packages3 packages
▶CVEListV5linux/linux69d54ce7491d046eaae05de7fb2493319a481991 — 83a422c8169eef95aef57f7ddc467bb126d9ae81+2
Patches
🔴Vulnerability Details
9OSV▶
linux, linux-aws, linux-gcp, linux-gcp-6.14, linux-oracle, linux-realtime vulnerabilities↗2025-12-03