CVE Catalog

CVE-2025-38045

MediumCVSS 5.5
Published: Updated: Translated: NVD NIST

Exploitation Probability (EPSS)

Low risk
0.19%

9th percentile - higher than 9% of all known CVEs

Summary

In the Linux kernel, the iwlwifi driver's debug actions order was implemented incorrectly. The fix splits the dump and performs FW reset only in the middle of the dump, rather than the FW killing itself on error. As a result, some actions when applying the config may crash the device, so the order needs fixing.

Risk Assessment

Incorrect debug action order can lead to Wi-Fi device crashes, causing loss of network connectivity. This may disrupt systems requiring reliable wireless connections.

Recommendation

Update the Linux kernel to a version containing the fix. If Wi-Fi crashes occur, consider reloading the iwlwifi module.

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Original NVD description (English source)

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: wifi: iwlwifi: fix debug actions order The order of actions taken for debug was implemented incorrectly. Now we implemented the dump split and do the FW reset only in the middle of the dump (rather than the FW killing itself on error.) As a result, some of the actions taken when applying the config will now crash the device, so we need to fix the order.

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