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CVE-2025-38009

5.5 · MEDIUM

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: wifi: mt76: disable napi on driver removal A warning on driver removal started occurring after commit 9dd05df8403b ("net: warn…

Published Jun 18, 2025EPSS 0.21%

Overview

CVE-2025-38009 is a medium-severity vulnerability. It was published on June 18, 2025 and has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 5.5 (MEDIUM).

This vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 5.5, rated MEDIUM. It requires local or adjacent network access to exploit. Some level of privileges is required for exploitation.

Technical description

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

wifi: mt76: disable napi on driver removal

A warning on driver removal started occurring after commit 9dd05df8403b

("net: warn if NAPI instance wasn't shut down"). Disable tx napi before

deleting it in mt76_dma_cleanup().

WARNING: CPU: 4 PID: 18828 at net/core/dev.c:7288 __netif_napi_del_locked+0xf0/0x100

CPU: 4 UID: 0 PID: 18828 Comm: modprobe Not tainted 6.15.0-rc4 #4 PREEMPT(lazy)

Hardware name: ASUS System Product Name/PRIME X670E-PRO WIFI, BIOS 3035 09/05/2024

RIP: 0010:__netif_napi_del_locked+0xf0/0x100

Call Trace:

<TASK>

mt76_dma_cleanup+0x54/0x2f0 [mt76]

mt7921_pci_remove+0xd5/0x190 [mt7921e]

pci_device_remove+0x47/0xc0

device_release_driver_internal+0x19e/0x200

driver_detach+0x48/0x90

bus_remove_driver+0x6d/0xf0

pci_unregister_driver+0x2e/0xb0

__do_sys_delete_module.isra.0+0x197/0x2e0

do_syscall_64+0x7b/0x160

entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x76/0x7e

Tested with mt7921e but the same pattern

Remediation

Check the references section for vendor advisories, patches, and mitigation guidance. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

References

Refgit.kernel.org/stable/c/2b81e76db3667d1f7f2ad44e9835cdaf8dea95a8Refgit.kernel.org/stable/c/5e700b06b970fc19e3a1ecb244e14785f3fbb8e3Refgit.kernel.org/stable/c/78ab4be549533432d97ea8989d2f00b508fa68d8Refgit.kernel.org/stable/c/b892e830d1ea8c5475254b98827771f7366f1039Refgit.kernel.org/stable/c/ca5b213bf4b4224335a8131a26805d16503fca5fRefgit.kernel.org/stable/c/e7bfbda5fddd27f3158e723d641c0fcdfb0552a7Refgit.kernel.org/stable/c/ff0f820fa5b99035b3c654dd531226d8d83aec5fReflists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/08/msg00010.htmlReflists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/10/msg00007.html

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Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2025-38009?

CVE-2025-38009 is a medium-severity vulnerability. It was published on June 18, 2025 and has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 5.5 (MEDIUM).

How severe is CVE-2025-38009?

This vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 5.5, rated MEDIUM. It requires local or adjacent network access to exploit. Some level of privileges is required for exploitation.

How do I fix or remediate CVE-2025-38009?

Check the references section for vendor advisories, patches, and mitigation guidance. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

How can CyberStrike help with CVE-2025-38009?

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