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CVE-2025-38513

Vendordebian, linuxProductdebian linux, linux kernelDiscoveredAug 16, 2025UpdatedJan 7, 2026

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: wifi: zd1211rw: Fix potential NULL pointer dereference in zd_mac_tx_to_dev() There is a potential NULL pointer dereference in zd_mac_tx_to_dev(). For example, the following is possible: T0 T1 zd_mac_tx_to_dev() /* len == skb_queue_len(q) */ while (len > ZD_MAC_MAX_ACK_WAITERS) { filter_ack() spin_lock_irqsave(&q->lock, flags); /* position == skb_queue_len(q) */ for (i=1; i type == NL80211_IFTYPE_AP) skb = __skb_dequeue(q); spin_unlock_irqrestore(&q->lock, flags); skb_dequeue() -> NULL Since there is a small gap between checking skb queue length and skb being unconditionally dequeued in zd_mac_tx_to_dev(), skb_dequeue() can return NULL. Then the pointer is passed to zd_mac_tx_status() where it is dereferenced. In order to…

CVSS v3.1
5.5 MEDIUM
EPSS
0.17%
probability of exploitation in 30 days
CISA KEV
Not listed
no confirmed exploitation reported
News coverage
31
sources referencing this CVE
Related IOCs
0
seen in the same coverage
EPSS Trend
Aug 16, 2026 → Oct 31, 2026
● 0.01pp
0.16% → 0.17% over 4 tracked changes
CVSS v3.1 Detail
Attack VectorLOCAL
Attack ComplexityLOW
Privileges RequiredLOW
User InteractionNONE
ScopeUNCHANGED
ConfidentialityNONE
IntegrityNONE
AvailabilityHIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Connections
34 relationships
Timeline
disclosure → media coverage
Aug 16, 2025
Disclosure — published as a CVE record. · last revised by NVD Jan 7, 2026
Sep 25, 2025
ubuntu.com reports: USN-7774-1: Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Sep 25, 2025
ubuntu.com reports: USN-7774-2: Linux kernel (FIPS) vulnerabilities
Sep 25, 2025
ubuntu.com reports: USN-7774-3: Linux kernel (Real-time) vulnerabilities
Sep 25, 2025
ubuntu.com reports: USN-7775-1: Linux kernel (Azure FIPS) vulnerabilities
Sep 25, 2025
ubuntu.com reports: USN-7776-1: Linux kernel (Oracle) vulnerabilities
Sep 26, 2025
ubuntu.com reports: USN-7775-2: Linux kernel (Azure) vulnerabilities
Oct 1, 2025
ubuntu.com reports: USN-7775-3: Linux kernel (Azure) vulnerabilities
Oct 1, 2025
ubuntu.com reports: USN-7774-4: Linux kernel (KVM) vulnerabilities
Oct 6, 2025
ubuntu.com reports: USN-7774-5: Linux kernel (NVIDIA Tegra IGX) vulnerabilities
Nov 21, 2025
ubuntu.com reports: USN-7879-1: Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Nov 21, 2025
ubuntu.com reports: USN-7879-2: Linux kernel (Real-time) vulnerabilities
Nov 21, 2025
ubuntu.com reports: USN-7880-1: Linux kernel (OEM) vulnerabilities
Nov 26, 2025
ubuntu.com reports: USN-7879-3: Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Dec 4, 2025
ubuntu.com reports: USN-7879-4: Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Dec 15, 2025
ubuntu.com reports: USN-7934-1: Linux kernel (Azure) vulnerabilities
Feb 11, 2026
ubuntu.com reports: USN-8028-1: Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Feb 12, 2026
ubuntu.com reports: USN-8028-2: Linux kernel (Real-time) vulnerabilities
Feb 12, 2026
ubuntu.com reports: USN-8031-1: Linux kernel (GCP) vulnerabilities
Feb 17, 2026
ubuntu.com reports: USN-8028-3: Linux kernel (Real-time) vulnerabilities
Feb 17, 2026
ubuntu.com reports: USN-8028-4: Linux kernel (FIPS) vulnerabilities
Feb 17, 2026
ubuntu.com reports: USN-8028-5: Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Feb 18, 2026
ubuntu.com reports: USN-8031-2: Linux kernel (GCP FIPS) vulnerabilities
Feb 19, 2026
ubuntu.com reports: USN-8028-6: Linux kernel (HWE) vulnerabilities
Feb 19, 2026
ubuntu.com reports: USN-8031-3: Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Feb 19, 2026
ubuntu.com reports: USN-8052-1: Linux kernel (Low Latency) vulnerabilities
Feb 19, 2026
ubuntu.com reports: USN-8028-7: Linux kernel (Low Latency NVIDIA) vulnerabilities
Feb 24, 2026
ubuntu.com reports: USN-8028-8: Linux kernel (IBM) vulnerabilities
Feb 24, 2026
ubuntu.com reports: USN-8052-2: Linux kernel (Xilinx) vulnerabilities
Mar 4, 2026
ubuntu.com reports: USN-8074-1: Linux kernel (Azure) vulnerabilities
Mar 4, 2026
ubuntu.com reports: USN-8074-2: Linux kernel (Azure FIPS) vulnerabilities
Mar 25, 2026
ubuntu.com reports: USN-8126-1: Linux kernel (Azure) vulnerabilities