Summary
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: wifi: mac80211: Purge vif...
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
wifi: mac80211: Purge vif txq in ieee80211_do_stop()
After ieee80211_do_stop() SKB from vif's txq could still be processed.
Indeed another concurrent vif schedule_and_wake_txq call could cause
those packets to be dequeued (see ieee80211_handle_wake_tx_queue())
without checking the sdata current state.
Because vif.drv_priv is now cleared in this function, this could lead to
driver crash.
For example in ath12k, ahvif is store in vif.drv_priv. Thus if
ath12k_mac_op_tx() is called after ieee80211_do_stop(), ahvif->ah can be
NULL, leading the ath12k_warn(ahvif->ah,...) call in this function to
trigger the NULL deref below.
Unable to handle kernel paging request at virtual address dfffffc000000001
KASAN: null-ptr-deref in range [0x0000000000000008-0x000000000000000f]
batman_adv: bat0: Interface deactivated: brbh1337
Mem abort info:
ESR = 0x0000000096000004
EC = 0x25: DABT (current EL), IL = 32 bits
SET = 0, FnV = 0
EA = 0, S1PTW = 0
FSC = 0x04: level 0 translation fault
Data abort info:
ISV = 0, ISS = 0x00000004, ISS2 = 0x00000000
CM = 0, WnR = 0, TnD = 0, TagAccess = 0
GCS = 0, Overlay = 0, DirtyBit = 0, Xs = 0
[dfffffc000000001] address between user and kernel address ranges
Internal error: Oops: 0000000096000004 [#1] SMP
CPU: 1 UID: 0 PID: 978 Comm: lbd Not tainted 6.13.0-g633f875b8f1e #114
Hardware name: HW (DT)
pstate: 10000005 (nzcV daif -PAN -UAO -TCO -DIT -SSBS BTYPE=--)
pc : ath12k_mac_op_tx+0x6cc/0x29b8 [ath12k]
lr : ath12k_mac_op_tx+0x174/0x29b8 [ath12k]
sp : ffffffc086ace450
x29: ffffffc086ace450 x28: 0000000000000000 x27: 1ffffff810d59ca4
x26: ffffff801d05f7c0 x25: 0000000000000000 x24: 000000004000001e
x23: ffffff8009ce4926 x22: ffffff801f9c0800 x21: ffffff801d05f7f0
x20: ffffff8034a19f40 x19: 0000000000000000 x18: ffffff801f9c0958
x17: ffffff800bc0a504 x16: dfffffc000000000 x15: ffffffc086ace4f8
x14: ffffff801d05f83c x13: 0000000000000000 x12: ffffffb003a0bf03
x11: 0000000000000000 x10: ffffffb003a0bf02 x9 : ffffff8034a19f40
x8 : ffffff801d05f818 x7 : 1ffffff0069433dc x6 : ffffff8034a19ee0
x5 : ffffff801d05f7f0 x4 : 0000000000000000 x3 : 0000000000000001
x2 : 0000000000000000 x1 : dfffffc000000000 x0 : 0000000000000008
Call trace:
ath12k_mac_op_tx+0x6cc/0x29b8 [ath12k] (P)
ieee80211_handle_wake_tx_queue+0x16c/0x260
ieee80211_queue_skb+0xeec/0x1d20
ieee80211_tx+0x200/0x2c8
ieee80211_xmit+0x22c/0x338
__ieee80211_subif_start_xmit+0x7e8/0xc60
ieee80211_subif_start_xmit+0xc4/0xee0
__ieee80211_subif_start_xmit_8023.isra.0+0x854/0x17a0
ieee80211_subif_start_xmit_8023+0x124/0x488
dev_hard_start_xmit+0x160/0x5a8
__dev_queue_xmit+0x6f8/0x3120
br_dev_queue_push_xmit+0x120/0x4a8
__br_forward+0xe4/0x2b0
deliver_clone+0x5c/0xd0
br_flood+0x398/0x580
br_dev_xmit+0x454/0x9f8
dev_hard_start_xmit+0x160/0x5a8
__dev_queue_xmit+0x6f8/0x3120
ip6_finish_output2+0xc28/0x1b60
__ip6_finish_output+0x38c/0x638
ip6_output+0x1b4/0x338
ip6_local_out+0x7c/0xa8
ip6_send_skb+0x7c/0x1b0
ip6_push_pending_frames+0x94/0xd0
rawv6_sendmsg+0x1a98/0x2898
inet_sendmsg+0x94/0xe0
__sys_sendto+0x1e4/0x308
__arm64_sys_sendto+0xc4/0x140
do_el0_svc+0x110/0x280
el0_svc+0x20/0x60
el0t_64_sync_handler+0x104/0x138
el0t_64_sync+0x154/0x158
To avoid that, empty vif's txq at ieee80211_do_stop() so no packet could
be dequeued after ieee80211_do_stop() (new packets cannot be queued
because SDATA_STATE_RUNNING is cleared at this point).
Impact
The application dereferences a null pointer, causing a crash. Typical impact: denial of service via crash.
CVE-2025-37794 has a CVSS score of 5.5 (Medium). The vector is requires local access, low privileges required, and no user interaction. A CVSS score reflects the worst-case severity of the vulnerability, not your specific exposure. Whether this affects your application depends on whether the vulnerable code is present and reachable in your environment. No fixed version is listed yet, so configuration controls and monitoring matter more in the interim.
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is CVE-2025-37794? CVE-2025-37794 is a medium-severity null pointer dereference vulnerability. No fixed version is listed yet. The application dereferences a null pointer, causing a crash.
- How severe is CVE-2025-37794? CVE-2025-37794 has a CVSS score of 5.5 (Medium). This score reflects the worst-case severity of the vulnerability, not your specific exposure. Whether it represents real risk in your environment depends on whether the vulnerable code is present and reachable.
- Is there a fix for CVE-2025-37794? No fixed version is listed for CVE-2025-37794 yet. Monitor the advisory for updates and apply mitigations in the interim.
- Is CVE-2025-37794 exploitable, and should I be worried? Whether CVE-2025-37794 is exploitable in your environment depends on whether the vulnerable code is present and reachable. A CVSS score is a worst-case rating; it does not account for your specific deployment, configuration, or usage patterns. Kodem, an Intelligent Application Security platform, uses runtime intelligence to show which vulnerabilities actually execute in production, so you can focus on the ones that represent real risk. Get a demo
- What actually determines whether CVE-2025-37794 is exploitable, and how bad it is? Exploitability and impact are not fixed properties of a CVE. They depend on runtime truth: whether the vulnerable code is present, reachable, and actually executes in your application. A high CVSS score on a dependency that never runs is not the same as real risk. Kodem, an Intelligent Application Security platform, uses runtime intelligence to reveal which vulnerabilities actually execute in production, so teams prioritize the ones that genuinely matter.