{"id":"CVE-2025-38656","revision":"abef15c70e764d47a0fb6ae8f37406ec","records":[{"revision":"abef15c70e764d47a0fb6ae8f37406ec","observedAt":"2026-10-23T15:48:27.903+00:00","statement":{"source":"cve-program","id":"CVE-2025-38656","aliases":[],"title":"wifi: iwlwifi: Fix error code in iwl_op_mode_dvm_start()","description":"In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nwifi: iwlwifi: Fix error code in iwl_op_mode_dvm_start()\n\nPreserve the error code if iwl_setup_deferred_work() fails.  The current\ncode returns ERR_PTR(0) (which is NULL) on this path.  I believe the\nmissing error code potentially leads to a use after free involving\ndebugfs.","state":0,"publishedAt":"2025-08-22T16:00:59.678+00:00","modifiedAt":"2026-10-21T12:37:12.525+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                        \"drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/dvm/main.c\"\n                    ],\n                    \"versions\": [\n                        {\n                            \"version\": \"ca980f1911a7144d451d1c31298ab8507c6bd88f\",\n                            \"lessThan\": \"5c432da1ee191e9f7830dd516456706063d7bec3\",\n                            \"status\": \"affected\",\n                 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\"drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/dvm/main.c\"\n                    ],\n                    \"versions\": [\n                        {\n                            \"version\": \"6.6.102\",\n                            \"lessThan\": \"6.6.160\",\n                            \"status\": \"affected\",\n                            \"versionType\": \"semver\"\n                        },\n                        {\n                            \"version\": \"6.12.42\",\n                            \"lessThan\": \"6.12.114\",\n                            \"status\": \"affected\",\n                            \"versionType\": \"semver\"\n                        }\n                    ]\n                }"}],"metrics":[{"system":"CVSS 3.1","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","score":7.8,"severity":"HIGH"}],"references":["https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5c432da1ee191e9f7830dd516456706063d7bec3","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f95598a133a905fd937354ad902773d05593b8b9","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/991e2066f6009d3cb898413058c62dbcc92bd6d2","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1d068272c21d886d06526454b68368100ba0a720","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/cf80c02a9fdb6c5bc8508beb6a0f6a1294fc32f6"],"sourceUrl":"https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-38656","license":"CVE Program Terms of Use","key":"cve-program:CVE-2025-38656","identifiers":["CVE-2025-38656"]},"retained":false,"historicalAffected":[]}],"coverage":[]}