{ "dataType": "CVE_RECORD", "dataVersion": "5.2", "cveMetadata": { "cveId": "CVE-2025-71297", "assignerOrgId": "416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67", "state": "PUBLISHED", "assignerShortName": "Linux", "dateReserved": "2026-05-06T11:31:45.510Z", "datePublished": "2026-05-08T13:11:09.120Z", "dateUpdated": "2026-05-11T21:57:28.537Z" }, "containers": { "cna": { "providerMetadata": { "orgId": "416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67", "shortName": "Linux", "dateUpdated": "2026-05-11T21:57:28.537Z" }, "descriptions": [ { "lang": "en", "value": "In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nwifi: rtw88: 8822b: Avoid WARNING in rtw8822b_config_trx_mode()\n\nrtw8822b_set_antenna() can be called from userspace when the chip is\npowered off. In that case a WARNING is triggered in\nrtw8822b_config_trx_mode() because trying to read the RF registers\nwhen the chip is powered off returns an unexpected value.\n\nCall rtw8822b_config_trx_mode() in rtw8822b_set_antenna() only when\nthe chip is powered on.\n\n------------[ cut here ]------------\nwrite RF mode table fail\nWARNING: CPU: 0 PID: 7183 at rtw8822b.c:824 rtw8822b_config_trx_mode.constprop.0+0x835/0x840 [rtw88_8822b]\nCPU: 0 UID: 0 PID: 7183 Comm: iw Tainted: G W OE 6.17.5-arch1-1 #1 PREEMPT(full) 01c39fc421df2af799dd5e9180b572af860b40c1\nTainted: [W]=WARN, [O]=OOT_MODULE, [E]=UNSIGNED_MODULE\nHardware name: LENOVO 82KR/LNVNB161216, BIOS HBCN18WW 08/27/2021\nRIP: 0010:rtw8822b_config_trx_mode.constprop.0+0x835/0x840 [rtw88_8822b]\nCall Trace:\n \n rtw8822b_set_antenna+0x57/0x70 [rtw88_8822b 370206f42e5890d8d5f48eb358b759efa37c422b]\n rtw_ops_set_antenna+0x50/0x80 [rtw88_core 711c8fb4f686162be4625b1d0b8e8c6a5ac850fb]\n ieee80211_set_antenna+0x60/0x100 [mac80211 f1845d85d2ecacf3b71867635a050ece90486cf3]\n nl80211_set_wiphy+0x384/0xe00 [cfg80211 296485ee85696d2150309a6d21a7fbca83d3dbda]\n ? netdev_run_todo+0x63/0x550\n genl_family_rcv_msg_doit+0xfc/0x160\n genl_rcv_msg+0x1aa/0x2b0\n ? __pfx_nl80211_pre_doit+0x10/0x10 [cfg80211 296485ee85696d2150309a6d21a7fbca83d3dbda]\n ? __pfx_nl80211_set_wiphy+0x10/0x10 [cfg80211 296485ee85696d2150309a6d21a7fbca83d3dbda]\n ? __pfx_nl80211_post_doit+0x10/0x10 [cfg80211 296485ee85696d2150309a6d21a7fbca83d3dbda]\n ? __pfx_genl_rcv_msg+0x10/0x10\n netlink_rcv_skb+0x59/0x110\n genl_rcv+0x28/0x40\n netlink_unicast+0x285/0x3c0\n ? __alloc_skb+0xdb/0x1a0\n netlink_sendmsg+0x20d/0x430\n ____sys_sendmsg+0x39f/0x3d0\n ? import_iovec+0x2f/0x40\n ___sys_sendmsg+0x99/0xe0\n ? refill_obj_stock+0x12e/0x240\n __sys_sendmsg+0x8a/0xf0\n do_syscall_64+0x81/0x970\n ? do_syscall_64+0x81/0x970\n ? ksys_read+0x73/0xf0\n ? do_syscall_64+0x81/0x970\n ? count_memcg_events+0xc2/0x190\n ? handle_mm_fault+0x1d7/0x2d0\n ? do_user_addr_fault+0x21a/0x690\n ? exc_page_fault+0x7e/0x1a0\n entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x76/0x7e\n \n---[ end trace 0000000000000000 ]---" } ], "affected": [ { "product": "Linux", "vendor": "Linux", "defaultStatus": "unaffected", "repo": "https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git", "programFiles": [ "drivers/net/wireless/realtek/rtw88/rtw8822b.c" ], "versions": [ { "version": "297bcf8222f222fd7defead862de4b8e3ea0b08a", "lessThan": "7852ca1cc65ad43fb8b620e6a65d5cb15e4e4487", "status": "affected", "versionType": "git" }, { "version": "297bcf8222f222fd7defead862de4b8e3ea0b08a", "lessThan": "a96d161cfdb11cd2c35d5e498b93431164823338", "status": "affected", "versionType": "git" }, { "version": "297bcf8222f222fd7defead862de4b8e3ea0b08a", "lessThan": "0d0c2fb80ca4c284c397dd7546743a3b5fdf4020", "status": "affected", "versionType": "git" }, { "version": "297bcf8222f222fd7defead862de4b8e3ea0b08a", "lessThan": "509becaee5680a39bde00c2c7d448dfeb39a8e05", "status": "affected", "versionType": "git" }, { "version": "297bcf8222f222fd7defead862de4b8e3ea0b08a", "lessThan": "44510ff07b5198e4a835a3074b716cec8357695b", "status": "affected", "versionType": "git" }, { "version": "297bcf8222f222fd7defead862de4b8e3ea0b08a", "lessThan": "44d1f624bbdd2d60319374ba85f7195a28d00c90", "status": "affected", "versionType": "git" } ] }, { "product": "Linux", "vendor": "Linux", "defaultStatus": "affected", "repo": "https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git", "programFiles": [ "drivers/net/wireless/realtek/rtw88/rtw8822b.c" ], "versions": [ { "version": "5.8", "status": "affected" }, { "version": "0", "lessThan": "5.8", "status": "unaffected", "versionType": "semver" }, { "version": "6.1.165", "lessThanOrEqual": "6.1.*", "status": "unaffected", "versionType": "semver" }, { "version": "6.6.128", "lessThanOrEqual": "6.6.*", "status": "unaffected", "versionType": "semver" }, { "version": "6.12.75", "lessThanOrEqual": "6.12.*", "status": "unaffected", "versionType": "semver" }, { "version": "6.18.16", "lessThanOrEqual": "6.18.*", "status": "unaffected", "versionType": "semver" }, { "version": "6.19.6", "lessThanOrEqual": "6.19.*", "status": "unaffected", "versionType": "semver" }, { "version": "7.0", "lessThanOrEqual": "*", "status": "unaffected", "versionType": "original_commit_for_fix" } ] } ], "cpeApplicability": [ { "nodes": [ { "operator": "OR", "negate": false, "cpeMatch": [ { "vulnerable": true, "criteria": "cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*", "versionStartIncluding": "5.8", "versionEndExcluding": "6.1.165" }, { "vulnerable": true, "criteria": "cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*", "versionStartIncluding": "5.8", "versionEndExcluding": "6.6.128" }, { "vulnerable": true, "criteria": "cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*", "versionStartIncluding": "5.8", "versionEndExcluding": "6.12.75" }, { "vulnerable": true, "criteria": "cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*", "versionStartIncluding": "5.8", "versionEndExcluding": "6.18.16" }, { "vulnerable": true, "criteria": "cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*", "versionStartIncluding": "5.8", "versionEndExcluding": "6.19.6" }, { "vulnerable": true, "criteria": "cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*", "versionStartIncluding": "5.8", "versionEndExcluding": "7.0" } ] } ] } ], "references": [ { "url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7852ca1cc65ad43fb8b620e6a65d5cb15e4e4487" }, { "url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a96d161cfdb11cd2c35d5e498b93431164823338" }, { "url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0d0c2fb80ca4c284c397dd7546743a3b5fdf4020" }, { "url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/509becaee5680a39bde00c2c7d448dfeb39a8e05" }, { "url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/44510ff07b5198e4a835a3074b716cec8357695b" }, { "url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/44d1f624bbdd2d60319374ba85f7195a28d00c90" } ], "title": "wifi: rtw88: 8822b: Avoid WARNING in rtw8822b_config_trx_mode()", "x_generator": { "engine": "bippy-1.2.0" } } } }