CVE-2025-38601 is a vulnerability in the Linux kernel's ath11k Wi-Fi driver that can lead to a kernel panic due to a page fault. This occurs when the driver attempts to access de-initialized memory during a crash recovery sequence, specifically affecting systems running Debian and Ubuntu Linux kernels. The vulnerability has a CVSS score of 5.5 (Medium), indicating a local attack vector with low complexity, and its primary impact is a denial of service (system crash). There is currently no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or inclusion in CISA's KEV catalog, though it has garnered moderate community discussion and media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
>= 5.7, < 5.10.241CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
>= 5.11, < 5.15.190CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
>= 5.16, < 6.1.148CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
>= 6.2, < 6.6.102CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
>= 6.7, < 6.12.42CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
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.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
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