CVE-2025-38512Improper Validation of Integrity Check Value in Linux

Severity
7.8HIGHNVD
CNA3.5OSV3.5
EPSS
0.0%
top 95.84%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Timeline
PublishedAug 16
Latest updateMar 25

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: wifi: prevent A-MSDU attacks in mesh networks This patch is a mitigation to prevent the A-MSDU spoofing vulnerability for mesh networks. The initial update to the IEEE 802.11 standard, in response to the FragAttacks, missed this case (CVE-2025-27558). It can be considered a variant of CVE-2020-24588 but for mesh networks. This patch tries to detect if a standard MSDU was turned into an A-MSDU by an adversary. This is done by

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HExploitability: 1.8 | Impact: 5.9

Affected Packages3 packages

NVDlinux/linux_kernel6.1.1076.1.146+4
Debianlinux/linux_kernel< 6.1.147-1+2
CVEListV5linux/linux79720743421753ff72bfa0d79976c534645b81c1e2c8a3c0388aef6bfc4aabfba07bc7dff16eea80+5

Also affects: Debian Linux 11.0

Patches

🔴Vulnerability Details

3
GHSA
GHSA-hxq3-8p4p-wv7w: In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: wifi: prevent A-MSDU attacks in mesh networks This patch is a mitigation to prev2025-08-16
CVEList
wifi: prevent A-MSDU attacks in mesh networks2025-08-16
OSV
CVE-2025-38512: In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: wifi: prevent A-MSDU attacks in mesh networks This patch is a mitigation to preven2025-08-16

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