Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published May 20, 2025· Updated May 26, 2025

wifi: cfg80211: fix out-of-bounds access during multi-link element defragmentation

CVE-2025-37973

Description

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

Currently during the multi-link element defragmentation process, the multi-link element length added to the total IEs length when calculating the length of remaining IEs after the multi-link element in cfg80211_defrag_mle(). This could lead to out-of-bounds access if the multi-link element or its corresponding fragment elements are the last elements in the IEs buffer.

To address this issue, correctly calculate the remaining IEs length by deducting the multi-link element end offset from total IEs end offset.

Affected products

Linux/Linux Kernel Rtllm-fuzzy
osv-coords78 versions
pkg:rpm/opensuse/dtb-aarch64&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.6 pkg:rpm/opensuse/kernel-64kb&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.6 pkg:rpm/opensuse/kernel-azure&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.6 pkg:rpm/opensuse/kernel-debug&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.6 pkg:rpm/opensuse/kernel-default-base&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.6 pkg:rpm/opensuse/kernel-default&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.6 pkg:rpm/opensuse/kernel-docs&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.6 pkg:rpm/opensuse/kernel-kvmsmall&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.6 pkg:rpm/opensuse/kernel-obs-build&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.6 pkg:rpm/opensuse/kernel-obs-qa&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.6 pkg:rpm/opensuse/kernel-rt_debug&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.6 pkg:rpm/opensuse/kernel-rt&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.6 pkg:rpm/opensuse/kernel-source-azure&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.6 pkg:rpm/opensuse/kernel-source&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.6 pkg:rpm/opensuse/kernel-source-rt&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.6 pkg:rpm/opensuse/kernel-syms-azure&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.6 pkg:rpm/opensuse/kernel-syms&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.6 pkg:rpm/opensuse/kernel-syms-rt&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.6 pkg:rpm/opensuse/kernel-zfcpdump&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.6 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-64kb&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Basesystem%2015%20SP6 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-64kb&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Basesystem%2015%20SP7 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-azure&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Public%20Cloud%2015%20SP6 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-azure&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Public%20Cloud%2015%20SP7 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-coco_debug&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Confidential%20Computing%20Technical%20Preview%2015%20SP6 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-coco&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Confidential%20Computing%20Technical%20Preview%2015%20SP6 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-default-base&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Basesystem%2015%20SP6 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-default-base&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Basesystem%2015%20SP7 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-default-base&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Micro%206.0 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-default-base&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Micro%206.1 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-default&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20High%20Availability%20Extension%2015%20SP6 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-default&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20High%20Availability%20Extension%2015%20SP7 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-default&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Live%20Patching%2015%20SP6 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-default&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Live%20Patching%2015%20SP7 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-default&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Basesystem%2015%20SP6 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-default&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Basesystem%2015%20SP7 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-default&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Legacy%2015%20SP6 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-default&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Legacy%2015%20SP7 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-default&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Workstation%20Extension%2015%20SP6 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-default&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Workstation%20Extension%2015%20SP7 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-default&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Micro%206.0 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-default&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Micro%206.1 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-docs&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Development%20Tools%2015%20SP6 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-docs&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Development%20Tools%2015%20SP7 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-kvmsmall&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Micro%206.0 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-kvmsmall&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Micro%206.1 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP6-RT_Update_13&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Live%20Patching%2015%20SP6 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP6_Update_13&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Live%20Patching%2015%20SP6 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP7-RT_Update_2&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Live%20Patching%2015%20SP7 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP7_Update_2&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Live%20Patching%2015%20SP7 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-obs-build&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Development%20Tools%2015%20SP6 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-obs-build&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Development%20Tools%2015%20SP7 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-rt_debug&distro=SUSE%20Real%20Time%20Module%2015%20SP6 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-rt&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Micro%206.0 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-rt&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Micro%206.1 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-rt&distro=SUSE%20Real%20Time%20Module%2015%20SP6 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-rt&distro=SUSE%20Real%20Time%20Module%2015%20SP7 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-source-azure&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Public%20Cloud%2015%20SP6 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-source-azure&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Public%20Cloud%2015%20SP7 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-source-coco&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Confidential%20Computing%20Technical%20Preview%2015%20SP6 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-source&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Basesystem%2015%20SP6 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-source&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Basesystem%2015%20SP7 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-source&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Development%20Tools%2015%20SP6 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-source&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Development%20Tools%2015%20SP7 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-source&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Micro%206.0 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-source&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Micro%206.1 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-source-rt&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Micro%206.0 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-source-rt&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Micro%206.1 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-source-rt&distro=SUSE%20Real%20Time%20Module%2015%20SP6 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-source-rt&distro=SUSE%20Real%20Time%20Module%2015%20SP7 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-syms-azure&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Public%20Cloud%2015%20SP6 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-syms-azure&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Public%20Cloud%2015%20SP7 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-syms-coco&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Confidential%20Computing%20Technical%20Preview%2015%20SP6 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-syms&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Development%20Tools%2015%20SP6 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-syms&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Development%20Tools%2015%20SP7 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-syms-rt&distro=SUSE%20Real%20Time%20Module%2015%20SP6 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-syms-rt&distro=SUSE%20Real%20Time%20Module%2015%20SP7 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-zfcpdump&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Basesystem%2015%20SP6 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-zfcpdump&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Basesystem%2015%20SP7
< 6.4.0-150600.23.60.3+ 77 more
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- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150600.23.60.4
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150600.8.43.1
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- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150600.23.60.5.150600.12.26.4
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- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150600.23.60.3
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150600.23.60.2
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150600.10.44.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150600.10.44.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150600.8.43.1
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- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150600.10.44.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150600.8.43.1
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- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150600.10.44.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150600.23.60.4
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150600.23.60.4
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150700.53.6.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150600.8.43.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150700.20.6.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-15061.28.coco15sp6.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-15061.28.coco15sp6.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150600.23.60.5.150600.12.26.4
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150700.53.6.1.150700.17.6.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-31.1.21.9
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-31.1.21.9
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150600.23.60.5
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150700.53.6.1
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- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150700.53.6.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150600.23.60.5
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150700.53.6.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150600.23.60.5
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150700.53.6.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150600.23.60.5
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150700.53.6.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-31.1
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- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150600.23.60.3
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150700.53.6.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-31.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-31.1
- (no CPE)range: < 1-150600.1.5.1
- (no CPE)range: < 1-150600.13.6.4
- (no CPE)range: < 1-150700.1.5.1
- (no CPE)range: < 1-150700.15.3.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150600.23.60.3
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150700.53.6.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150600.10.44.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-34.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-34.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150600.10.44.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150700.7.8.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150600.8.43.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150700.20.6.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-15061.28.coco15sp6.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150600.23.60.4
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150700.53.6.1
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- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-34.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-34.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150600.10.44.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150700.7.8.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150600.8.43.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150700.20.6.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-15061.28.coco15sp6.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150600.23.60.4
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150700.53.6.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150600.10.44.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150700.7.8.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150600.23.60.4
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0-150700.53.6.1
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Range: 6.5

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