CVE-2025-38642
MEDIUMLinux Kernel 6.13-6.15.10 6.16.0-6.16.1 - Reachable Assertion in Monitor Mode Link Change
Title source: llmDescription
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: wifi: mac80211: fix WARN_ON for monitor mode on some devices On devices without WANT_MONITOR_VIF (and probably without channel context support) we get a WARN_ON for changing the per-link setting of a monitor interface. Since we already skip AP_VLAN interfaces and MONITOR with WANT_MONITOR_VIF and/or NO_VIRTUAL_MONITOR should update the settings, catch this in the link change code instead of the warning.
References (3)
Core 3
Scores
CVSS v3
5.5
EPSS
0.0014
EPSS Percentile
3.9%
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-617
Status
published
Products (11)
linux/Kernel
6.13.0 - 6.15.10linux
linux/Kernel
6.16.0 - 6.16.1linux
Linux/Linux
< 6.13
Linux/Linux
6.13
Linux/Linux
6.15.10 - 6.15.*
Linux/Linux
6.16.1 - 6.16.*
Linux/Linux
6.17
Linux/Linux
c4382d5ca1af75cf909463c7a707efd1a5f9a557 - 1e10ded6b0f9b0eeefaacbb6c6c6afff3f702812
Linux/Linux
c4382d5ca1af75cf909463c7a707efd1a5f9a557 - c57e5b9819dfd16d709bcd6cb633301ed0829a66
Linux/Linux
c4382d5ca1af75cf909463c7a707efd1a5f9a557 - ff15498ebaa49c5429a74e70a1951dede60cd14c
... and 1 more
Published
Aug 22, 2025
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026