CVE Catalog

CVE-2025-39864

HighCVSS 8.8
Published: Updated: Translated: NVD NIST

Exploitation Probability (EPSS)

Low risk
0.21%

12th percentile - higher than 12% of all known CVEs

Summary

In the Linux kernel's cfg80211 subsystem, the cmp_bss() function suffered from a use-after-free due to a memory management issue in cfg80211_update_known_bss(). The fix adjusts this function to free the last beacon frame elements only if they are not shared via the 'hidden_beacon_bss' pointer, preventing the bug.

Risk Assessment

The organization may experience system crashes or incorrect Wi-Fi network behavior due to use-after-free, potentially leading to wireless connectivity interruptions or instability.

Recommendation

It is recommended to update the Linux kernel to a version containing this fix to eliminate the use-after-free vulnerability in the cfg80211 subsystem.

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Original NVD description (English source)

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: wifi: cfg80211: fix use-after-free in cmp_bss() Following bss_free() quirk introduced in commit 776b3580178f ("cfg80211: track hidden SSID networks properly"), adjust cfg80211_update_known_bss() to free the last beacon frame elements only if they're not shared via the corresponding 'hidden_beacon_bss' pointer.

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS