CVE-2025-38316

MEDIUM

Linux Kernel 6.14-6.15.2 - NULL Pointer Dereference in mt7996_set_monitor

Title source: llm

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: wifi: mt76: mt7996: avoid NULL pointer dereference in mt7996_set_monitor() The function mt7996_set_monitor() dereferences phy before the NULL sanity check. Fix this to avoid NULL pointer dereference by moving the dereference after the check.

References (2)

Core 2

Core References

Patch

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/83a422c8169eef95aef57f7ddc467bb126d9ae81

Patch

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/cb423ddad0f6e6f55b1700422ab777b25597cc83

Scores

CVSS v3 5.5

EPSS 0.0013

EPSS Percentile 2.7%

Attack Vector LOCAL

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

Details

CWE

CWE-476

Status published

Products (8)

linux/Kernel 6.14.0 - 6.15.3linux

Linux/Linux < 6.14

Linux/Linux 6.14

Linux/Linux 6.15.3 - 6.15.*

Linux/Linux 6.16

Linux/Linux 69d54ce7491d046eaae05de7fb2493319a481991 - 83a422c8169eef95aef57f7ddc467bb126d9ae81

Linux/Linux 69d54ce7491d046eaae05de7fb2493319a481991 - cb423ddad0f6e6f55b1700422ab777b25597cc83

linux/linux_kernel 6.14 - 6.15.3

Published Jul 10, 2025

Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026