{"id":"CVE-2025-37973","revision":"0b40c42971c04a19b51bba96265fadc8","records":[{"revision":"0b40c42971c04a19b51bba96265fadc8","observedAt":"2026-10-23T15:48:27.903+00:00","statement":{"source":"cve-program","id":"CVE-2025-37973","aliases":[],"title":"wifi: cfg80211: fix out-of-bounds access during multi-link element defragmentation","description":"In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nwifi: cfg80211: fix out-of-bounds access during multi-link element defragmentation\n\nCurrently during the multi-link element defragmentation process, the\nmulti-link element length added to the total IEs length when calculating\nthe length of remaining IEs after the multi-link element in\ncfg80211_defrag_mle(). This could lead to out-of-bounds access if the\nmulti-link element or its corresponding fragment elements are the last\nelements in the IEs buffer.\n\nTo address this issue, correctly calculate the remaining IEs length by\ndeducting the multi-link element end offset from total IEs end offset.","state":0,"publishedAt":"2025-05-20T16:47:19.074+00:00","modifiedAt":"2026-10-15T21:52:05.509+00:00","affected":[{"ecosystem":"Vendor product","name":"Linux","ranges":[],"versions":[],"rawVersionEvidence":"{\n                    \"product\": \"Linux\",\n                    \"vendor\": \"Linux\",\n                    \"defaultStatus\": \"unaffected\",\n                    \"repo\": \"https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git\",\n                    \"programFiles\": [\n                        \"net/wireless/scan.c\"\n                    ],\n                    \"versions\": [\n                        {\n                            \"version\": \"2481b5da9c6b2ee1fde55a1c29eb2ca377145a10\",\n                            \"lessThan\": \"73dde269a1a43e6b1aa92eba13ad2df58bfdd38e\",\n                            \"status\": \"affected\",\n                            \"versionType\": \"git\"\n                        },\n                        {\n                            \"version\": \"2481b5da9c6b2ee1fde55a1c29eb2ca377145a10\",\n                            \"lessThan\": \"9423f6da825172b8dc60d4688ed3d147291c3be9\",\n                            \"status\": \"affected\",\n                            \"versionType\": \"git\"\n                        },\n                        {\n                            \"version\": \"2481b5da9c6b2ee1fde55a1c29eb2ca377145a10\",\n                            \"lessThan\": \"e1c6d0c6199bd5f4cfc7a66ae7032b6e805f904d\",\n                            \"status\": \"affected\",\n                            \"versionType\": \"git\"\n                        },\n                        {\n                            \"version\": \"2481b5da9c6b2ee1fde55a1c29eb2ca377145a10\",\n                            \"lessThan\": \"023c1f2f0609218103cbcb48e0104b144d4a16dc\",\n                            \"status\": \"affected\",\n                            \"versionType\": \"git\"\n                        }\n                    ]\n                }"},{"ecosystem":"Vendor product","name":"Linux","ranges":[],"versions":[],"rawVersionEvidence":"{\n                    \"product\": \"Linux\",\n                    \"vendor\": \"Linux\",\n                    \"defaultStatus\": \"affected\",\n                    \"repo\": \"https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git\",\n                    \"programFiles\": [\n                        \"net/wireless/scan.c\"\n                    ],\n                    \"versions\": [\n                        {\n                            \"version\": \"6.5\",\n                            \"status\": \"affected\"\n                        },\n                        {\n                            \"version\": \"0\",\n                            \"lessThan\": \"6.5\",\n                            \"status\": \"unaffected\",\n                            \"versionType\": \"semver\"\n                        },\n                        {\n                            \"version\": \"6.6.91\",\n                            \"lessThanOrEqual\": \"6.6.*\",\n                            \"status\": \"unaffected\",\n                            \"versionType\": \"semver\"\n                        },\n                        {\n                            \"version\": \"6.12.29\",\n                            \"lessThanOrEqual\": \"6.12.*\",\n                            \"status\": \"unaffected\",\n                            \"versionType\": \"semver\"\n                        },\n                        {\n                            \"version\": \"6.14.7\",\n                            \"lessThanOrEqual\": \"6.14.*\",\n                            \"status\": \"unaffected\",\n                            \"versionType\": \"semver\"\n                        },\n                        {\n                            \"version\": \"6.15\",\n                            \"lessThanOrEqual\": \"*\",\n                            \"status\": \"unaffected\",\n                            \"versionType\": \"original_commit_for_fix\"\n                        }\n                    ]\n                }"}],"metrics":[{"system":"CVSS 3.1","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H","score":8.1,"severity":"HIGH"}],"references":["https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/73dde269a1a43e6b1aa92eba13ad2df58bfdd38e","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9423f6da825172b8dc60d4688ed3d147291c3be9","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e1c6d0c6199bd5f4cfc7a66ae7032b6e805f904d","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/023c1f2f0609218103cbcb48e0104b144d4a16dc"],"sourceUrl":"https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-37973","license":"CVE Program Terms of Use","key":"cve-program:CVE-2025-37973","identifiers":["CVE-2025-37973"]},"retained":false,"historicalAffected":[]}],"coverage":[]}