Summary
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: wifi: rtw89: sar: drop...
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
wifi: rtw89: sar: drop lockdep assertion in rtw89_set_sar_from_acpi
The following assertion is triggered on the rtw89 driver startup. It
looks meaningless to hold wiphy lock on the early init stage so drop the
assertion.
WARNING: CPU: 7 PID: 629 at drivers/net/wireless/realtek/rtw89/sar.c:502 rtw89_set_sar_from_acpi+0x365/0x4d0 [rtw89_core]
CPU: 7 UID: 0 PID: 629 Comm: (udev-worker) Not tainted 6.15.0+ #29 PREEMPT(lazy)
Hardware name: LENOVO 21D0/LNVNB161216, BIOS J6CN50WW 09/27/2024
RIP: 0010:rtw89_set_sar_from_acpi+0x365/0x4d0 [rtw89_core]
Call Trace:
rtw89_sar_init+0x68/0x2c0 [rtw89_core]
rtw89_core_init+0x188e/0x1e50 [rtw89_core]
rtw89_pci_probe+0x530/0xb50 [rtw89_pci]
local_pci_probe+0xd9/0x190
pci_call_probe+0x183/0x540
pci_device_probe+0x171/0x2c0
really_probe+0x1e1/0x890
__driver_probe_device+0x18c/0x390
driver_probe_device+0x4a/0x120
__driver_attach+0x1a0/0x530
bus_for_each_dev+0x10b/0x190
bus_add_driver+0x2eb/0x540
driver_register+0x1a3/0x3a0
do_one_initcall+0xd5/0x450
do_init_module+0x2cc/0x8f0
init_module_from_file+0xe1/0x150
idempotent_init_module+0x226/0x760
__x64_sys_finit_module+0xcd/0x150
do_syscall_64+0x94/0x380
entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x76/0x7e
Found by Linux Verification Center (linuxtesting.org).
Impact
CVE-2025-38647 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-2025-38647? CVE-2025-38647 is a medium-severity security vulnerability. No fixed version is listed yet.
- How severe is CVE-2025-38647? CVE-2025-38647 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-2025-38647? No fixed version is listed for CVE-2025-38647 yet. Monitor the advisory for updates and apply mitigations in the interim.
- Is CVE-2025-38647 exploitable, and should I be worried? Whether CVE-2025-38647 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-2025-38647 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.