Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: wifi: iwlwifi: mvm: don't try to talk to a dead firmware This fixes: bad state = 0 WARNING: CPU: 10 PID: 702 at drivers/net/wireless/inel/iwlwifi/iwl-trans.c:178 iwl_trans_send_cmd+0xba/0xe0 [iwlwifi] Call Trace: <TASK> ? __warn+0xca/0x1c0 ? iwl_trans_send_cmd+0xba/0xe0 [iwlwifi 64fa9ad799a0e0d2ba53d4af93a53ad9a531f8d4] iwl_fw_dbg_clear_monitor_buf+0xd7/0x110 [iwlwifi 64fa9ad799a0e0d2ba53d4af93a53ad9a531f8d4] _iwl_dbgfs_fw_dbg_clear_write+0xe2/0x120 [iwlmvm 0e8adb18cea92d2c341766bcc10b18699290068a] Ask whether the firmware is alive before sending a command.
References (3)
Core 3
Scores
CVSS v3
5.5
EPSS
0.0019
EPSS Percentile
8.5%
Attack Vector
LOCAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CISA SSVC
Vulnrichment
Exploitation
none
Automatable
no
Technical Impact
partial
Details
Status
published
Products (12)
linux/Kernel
6.13.0 - 6.13.7linux
linux/Kernel
6.8.0 - 6.12.19linux
Linux/Linux
< 6.8
Linux/Linux
268712dc3b344f3a835211e5846e6ebfd7a13cbd - 437e93ecd40754f9e938d524daf52a10c589e2d4
Linux/Linux
268712dc3b344f3a835211e5846e6ebfd7a13cbd - d73d2c6e3313f0ba60711ab4f4b9044eddca9ca5
Linux/Linux
268712dc3b344f3a835211e5846e6ebfd7a13cbd - e7c31a3f4f27d61b9ccd894a7bf4690f137da0ec
Linux/Linux
6.12.19 - 6.12.*
Linux/Linux
6.13.7 - 6.13.*
Linux/Linux
6.14
Linux/Linux
6.8
... and 2 more
Published
Apr 01, 2025
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026