CVE-2025-39849Out-of-bounds Write in Linux

CWE-787Out-of-bounds Write16 documents8 sources
Severity
7.8HIGHNVD
EPSS
0.0%
top 94.64%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Timeline
PublishedSep 19
Latest updateApr 9

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: wifi: cfg80211: sme: cap SSID length in __cfg80211_connect_result() If the ssid->datalen is more than IEEE80211_MAX_SSID_LEN (32) it would lead to memory corruption so add some bounds checking.

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_kernel6.1.166.1.151+4
Debianlinux/linux_kernel< 6.1.153-1+2
CVEListV5linux/linuxdd43f8f90206054e7da7593de0a334fb2cd0ea888e751d46336205abc259ed3990e850a9843fb649+6

Also affects: Debian Linux 11.0

Patches

🔴Vulnerability Details

3
GHSA
GHSA-wfxg-5hf2-j2vg: In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: wifi: cfg80211: sme: cap SSID length in __cfg80211_connect_result() If the ssid-2025-09-22
OSV
CVE-2025-39849: In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: wifi: cfg80211: sme: cap SSID length in __cfg80211_connect_result() If the ssid->d2025-09-19
CVEList
wifi: cfg80211: sme: cap SSID length in __cfg80211_connect_result()2025-09-19

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