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CVE-2025-38450

kernel: Linux kernel mt7925 Wi-Fi driver: Denial of Service via NULL pointer dereference

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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 mt7925 Wi-Fi driver. This vulnerability, a NULL pointer dereference, occurs in the mt7925_sta_set_decap_offload() function when it is triggered before the Wi-Fi station is fully initialized. A local attacker with low privileges could exploit this flaw to cause a kernel panic, resulting in a Denial of Service (DoS) on the affected system.

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-476 · NULL Pointer Dereference