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CVE-2025-38505

7.1 · HIGH

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: wifi: mwifiex: discard erroneous disassoc frames on STA interface When operating in concurrent STA/AP mode with host MLME enabl…

Published Aug 16, 2025EPSS 0.19%

Overview

CVE-2025-38505 is a high-severity vulnerability. It was published on August 16, 2025 and has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 7.1 (HIGH).

This vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 7.1, rated HIGH. It requires local or adjacent network access to exploit. No authentication or special privileges are required for exploitation.

Technical description

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

wifi: mwifiex: discard erroneous disassoc frames on STA interface

When operating in concurrent STA/AP mode with host MLME enabled,

the firmware incorrectly sends disassociation frames to the STA

interface when clients disconnect from the AP interface.

This causes kernel warnings as the STA interface processes

disconnect events that don't apply to it:

[ 1303.240540] WARNING: CPU: 0 PID: 513 at net/wireless/mlme.c:141 cfg80211_process_disassoc+0x78/0xec [cfg80211]

[ 1303.250861] Modules linked in: 8021q garp stp mrp llc rfcomm bnep btnxpuart nls_iso8859_1 nls_cp437 onboard_us

[ 1303.327651] CPU: 0 UID: 0 PID: 513 Comm: kworker/u9:2 Not tainted 6.16.0-rc1+ #3 PREEMPT

[ 1303.335937] Hardware name: Toradex Verdin AM62 WB on Verdin Development Board (DT)

[ 1303.343588] Workqueue: MWIFIEX_RX_WORK_QUEUE mwifiex_rx_work_queue [mwifiex]

[ 1303.350856] pstate: 60000005 (nZCv daif -PAN -UAO -TCO -DIT -SSBS BTYPE=--)

[ 1303.3579

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/3b602ddc0df723992721b0d286c90c9bdd755b34Refgit.kernel.org/stable/c/52654cebaac23dae31a9c97ae0da5be649f1ab4dRefgit.kernel.org/stable/c/a963819a121f5dd61e0b39934d8b5dec529da96a

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Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2025-38505?

CVE-2025-38505 is a high-severity vulnerability. It was published on August 16, 2025 and has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 7.1 (HIGH).

How severe is CVE-2025-38505?

This vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 7.1, rated HIGH. It requires local or adjacent network access to exploit. No authentication or special privileges are required for exploitation.

How do I fix or remediate CVE-2025-38505?

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-2025-38505?

CyberStrike is an open-source, AI-augmented pentesting engine. Rather than flag a version number, it tests whether an issue like CVE-2025-38505 is actually reachable in your own applications and APIs, then verifies each finding before reporting it. That tells you if the weakness is a real, exploitable risk in your environment or a false positive you can safely deprioritize.

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