#VU112793 Improper locking in Linux kernel - CVE-2025-38293
Published: July 11, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU112793
Vulnerability risk: Low
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2025-38293
CWE-ID: CWE-667
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Linux kernel
Linux kernel
Software vendor:
Linux Foundation
Linux Foundation
Description
The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to improper locking within the ath11k_core_halt() function in drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath11k/core.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's repository.
External links
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/31e98e277ae47f56632e4d663b1d4fd12ba33ea8
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6c139015b597e570dd5962934e9f9a2f4cc8ef48
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6d6cb27fe146061f2512e904618f5e005bb7bb6a
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b0974ed82e6ad5ff246fd90a5b14f3e7be4f2924
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f50ba7e7b607f2d00618799312e7fdb76a1ff48e
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f5d77d0d41ea7a204d47288d0cf0404a52b5890e
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f9507cf2dd0e1ed5028c0e8240da6fe5fd3110d3