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:
wifi: iwlwifi: Fix error code in iwl_op_mode_dvm_start()
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.
Affected products
2- Linux/Linuxv5
Patches
0No patches discovered yet.
Vulnerability mechanics
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