CVE-2025-38414

kernel: Kernel: Denial of Service in ath12k Wi-Fi driver due to incorrect register definition

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Severity

Moderate

Red Hat Product Security

5.5

CVSS 3.1

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Published · July 25, 2025

Updated · June 30, 2026

Description

A flaw was found in the Linux kernel's ath12k Wi-Fi driver. An incorrect definition of the GCC_GCC_PCIE_HOT_RST register for the WCN7850 component can be exploited by a local attacker with low privileges. This misconfiguration can lead to a kernel crash on certain platforms, resulting in a Denial of Service (DoS).

CVSS score applicability

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Mitigation

No mitigation is specified in collected source.

CVSS / CWE

CVSS 3.1 · 5.5
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

CWE-455 · Non-exit on Failed Initialization