01 Record

CVE-2025-38656

wifi: iwlwifi: Fix error code in iwl_op_mode_dvm_start()

HighPUBLISHEDCNA: Linux

CNA base score7.8 CVSS v3.xCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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02 Description

wifi: iwlwifi: Fix error code in iwl_op_mode_dvm_start()

03 Exploitation and scoring

Exploitation: Not assessed. CISA has not published an exploitation assessment for this record, and it is not in the KEV catalog. That is an absence of assessment, not a finding of no risk.
SSVC decision: Not assessed by CISA
EPSS probability: 0.20% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
EPSS percentile: Equal to or higher than the score of 10.7% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
NVD base score: 7.8 (CVSS v3.x), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.
NVD CVSS vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVD analysis status: Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-10-21.
Red Hat severity: No Red Hat rating. Red Hat rates the CVEs that affect its products.

Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.

04 Metadata

Published

2025-08-22 16:00Z1 YR AGO

Last updated

2026-10-21 12:37Z7 DAYS AGO

Reserved

2025-04-16

Assigning CNA

Linux

Record state

PUBLISHED

Severity

High (CVSS 7.8)

CNA CVSS vector

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

Weaknesses

CWE-416Use After FreeVariant

Data version

5.2

Document digest

a866d97f7667874ed1cb88ae60b37a33dfb7ea388e6f8e38353945da822012b2

05 Affected products

VendorProductVersionsPlatforms

LinuxLinuxca980f1911a7144d451d1c31298ab8507c6bd88f to < 5c432da1ee191e9f7830dd516456706063d7bec3, 7dd6350307af6521b6240b295c93b7eec4daebe6 to < f95598a133a905fd937354ad902773d05593b8b9, c0e43c3f6c0a79381b468574c241065998412b7c to < 991e2066f6009d3cb898413058c62dbcc92bd6d2, 70a1b527eaea9430b1bd87de59f3b9f6bd225701 to < 1d068272c21d886d06526454b68368100ba0a720, 90a0d9f339960448a3acc1437a46730f975efd6a to < cf80c02a9fdb6c5bc8508beb6a0f6a1294fc32f6, c80832d445653baba5ac80cd2c2637c437ac881b, b398120fbe0acfef60b16f6a0f69902d385d7728, 2e9f85ee3b46453a2f250a57d3a9f10c70c71202, 6663c52608d8d8727bf1911e6d9218069ba1c85e, 5.4.297 to < 5.5, 5.10.241 to < 5.11, 5.15.190 to < 5.16, 6.1.148 to < 6.2, 6.6.102 to < 6.6.160, 6.12.42 to < 6.12.114—

06 References

git.kernel.orghttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5c432da1ee191e9f7830dd516456706063d7bec3
git.kernel.orghttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f95598a133a905fd937354ad902773d05593b8b9
git.kernel.orghttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/991e2066f6009d3cb898413058c62dbcc92bd6d2
git.kernel.orghttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1d068272c21d886d06526454b68368100ba0a720
git.kernel.orghttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/cf80c02a9fdb6c5bc8508beb6a0f6a1294fc32f6