Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Aug 22, 2025· Updated Aug 28, 2025

wifi: iwlwifi: Fix error code in iwl_op_mode_dvm_start()

CVE-2025-38656

Description

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

Preserve the error code if iwl_setup_deferred_work() fails. The current code returns ERR_PTR(0) (which is NULL) on this path. I believe the missing error code potentially leads to a use after free involving debugfs.

AI Insight

LLM-synthesized narrative grounded in this CVE's description and references.

Affected products

129

Linux/iwlwifillm-fuzzy
osv-coords127 versions
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Linux/Kernelcpe-rescue

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epss	0.000
exploit	0.000
kev	0.000
patch	0.000
ransomware	0.000

wifi: iwlwifi: Fix error code in iwl_op_mode_dvm_start()

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