CVE-2025-38605NULL Pointer Dereference in Linux

Severity
5.5MEDIUMNVD
OSV3.2
EPSS
0.0%
top 97.84%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Timeline
PublishedAug 19
Latest updateDec 15

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: wifi: ath12k: Pass ab pointer directly to ath12k_dp_tx_get_encap_type() In ath12k_dp_tx_get_encap_type(), the arvif parameter is only used to retrieve the ab pointer. In vdev delete sequence the arvif->ar could become NULL and that would trigger kernel panic. Since the caller ath12k_dp_tx() already has a valid ab pointer, pass it directly to avoid panic and unnecessary dereferencing. PC points to "ath12k_dp_tx+0x228/0x988 [at

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 Packages5 packages

NVDlinux/linux_kernel6.46.15.10+1
Debianlinux/linux_kernel< 6.16.3-1
CVEListV5linux/linuxe93bbd65547ea8073b707c9034c3f051f8018614b508f370f88f277c95e2bd3bc47217a96d668cee+3
debiandebian/linux< linux 6.16.3-1 (forky)

Patches

🔴Vulnerability Details

8
OSV
linux-azure, linux-azure-6.14 vulnerabilities2025-12-15
OSV
linux-gcp-6.14, linux-raspi vulnerabilities2025-12-04
OSV
linux-aws-6.14, linux-oracle-6.14 vulnerabilities2025-11-26
OSV
linux-oem-6.14 vulnerabilities2025-11-21
OSV
linux, linux-aws, linux-gcp, linux-hwe-6.14, linux-oracle, linux-realtime vulnerabilities2025-11-21

📋Vendor Advisories

8
Ubuntu
Linux kernel (Azure) vulnerabilities2025-12-15
Ubuntu
Linux kernel vulnerabilities2025-12-04
Ubuntu
Linux kernel vulnerabilities2025-11-26
Ubuntu
Linux kernel (Real-time) vulnerabilities2025-11-21
Ubuntu
Linux kernel (OEM) vulnerabilities2025-11-21
CVE-2025-38605 — NULL Pointer Dereference in Linux | cvebase