CVE-2025-38293

FAUCET Score

CVE-2025-38293 is a Linux kernel vulnerability affecting the ath11k Wi-Fi driver, specifically impacting Debian and other Linux kernel distributions. The flaw arises from incorrect list node reinitialization during WLAN recovery, leading to a kernel panic if a VIF removal occurs concurrently. This vulnerability has a CVSS score of 5.5 MEDIUM, indicating a local attack vector with low complexity, and its primary impact is high availability loss (kernel panic). There is no evidence of active exploitation, nor are public exploit codes like Metasploit or Nuclei modules available. However, the vulnerability has garnered some community discussion and media coverage, suggesting awareness within the cybersecurity community.

Impacted Technologies

Vendor	Product	Version(s)	CPE
		>= 5.6, < 5.10.239CPE matchmatch criteria	cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel::::::::
		>= 5.11, < 5.15.186CPE matchmatch criteria	cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel::::::::
		>= 5.16, < 6.1.142CPE matchmatch criteria	cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel::::::::
		>= 6.2, < 6.6.94CPE matchmatch criteria	cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel::::::::
		>= 6.7, < 6.12.34CPE matchmatch criteria	cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel::::::::

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.1

5.5MEDIUM

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

Attack Vector

LOCAL

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

LOW

User Interaction

NONE

Scope

UNCHANGED

Confidentiality Impact

NONE

Integrity Impact

NONE

Availability Impact

HIGH

Exploitability Score

1.8

Impact Score

3.6

CvssVersion

3.1

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score

0.18%

Probability of exploitation in next 30 days

EPSS Percentile

7.4%

Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group

As of 2026-07-27

Model: v2026.06.15

This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0018 is in the 40th percentile among its peer group of 15,940 CVEs.

Social Chatter

No social media mentions found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.0 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.1 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (14)

microsoftpatch availablevia msrc

Product: azl3 kernel 6.6.92.2-2 on Azure Linux 3.0Fixed in: 6.6.96.1-1

microsoftpatch availablevia msrc

Product: 19880-17084Fixed in: 6.6.96.1-1