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CVE-2025-39991

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Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: wifi: ath11k: fix NULL dereference in ath11k_qmi_m3_load() If ab->fw.m3_data points to data, then fw pointer remains null. Further, if m3_mem is not allocated, then fw is dereferenced to be passed to ath11k_err function. Replace fw->size by m3_len. Found by Linux Verification Center (linuxtesting.org) with SVACE.

Severity
Not scored
CVSS score
Not available
Vulnerability status
Deferred
Source identifier
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
Published
2025-10-15 08:15:37.197000
Last modified
2026-10-19 21:10:00.160000
View original CVE JSON
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  "id": "CVE-2025-39991",
  "sourceIdentifier": "416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67",
  "published": "2025-10-15T08:15:37.197",
  "lastModified": "2026-10-19T21:10:00.160",
  "vulnStatus": "Deferred",
  "cveTags": [],
  "descriptions": [
    {
      "lang": "en",
      "value": "In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nwifi: ath11k: fix NULL dereference in ath11k_qmi_m3_load()\n\nIf ab->fw.m3_data points to data, then fw pointer remains null.\nFurther, if m3_mem is not allocated, then fw is dereferenced to be\npassed to ath11k_err function.\n\nReplace fw->size by m3_len.\n\nFound by Linux Verification Center (linuxtesting.org) with SVACE."
    },
    {
      "lang": "es",
      "value": "En el kernel de Linux, la siguiente vulnerabilidad ha sido resuelta:\n\nwifi: ath11k: corrección de desreferencia NULL en ath11k_qmi_m3_load()\n\nSi ab->fw.m3_data apunta a datos, entonces el puntero fw permanece nulo.\nAdemás, si m3_mem no está asignado, entonces fw es desreferenciado para ser\npasado a la función ath11k_err.\n\nReemplazar fw->size por m3_len.\n\nEncontrado por Linux Verification Center (linuxtesting.org) con SVACE."
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