CVE-2025-71229

Medium

Published: —Translated: 17/06/2026(UTC)NVD NIST

Summary

A vulnerability has been identified in the Linux kernel in the rtw_core_enable_beacon() function, which reads 4 bytes from an address that is not a multiple of 4. This can lead to system crashes on some devices.

Risk Assessment

This vulnerability may cause system instability, potentially leading to service downtime and data loss.

Recommendation

It is recommended to update the Linux kernel to the latest version to mitigate this vulnerability and ensure system stability.

Original NVD description (English source)

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: wifi: rtw88: Fix alignment fault in rtw_core_enable_beacon() rtw_core_enable_beacon() reads 4 bytes from an address that is not a multiple of 4. This results in a crash on some systems. Do 1 byte reads/writes instead. Unable to