Answer in brief
CVE-2025-38642 records a Unknown severity vulnerability in wifi: mac80211: fix WARN_ON for monitor mode on some devices. The current sources do not mark it as known exploited. The current feed maps Linux/Linux (generic), Linux/Linux (generic). Check affected ranges and fixed versions before updating.
Analysis pending evidence review
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A CVSS score is not reported in the current record. The current sources do not mark it as known exploited. Treat this as a source-backed prioritization signal, not a statement about your environment.
Analysis status
Analysis pending evidence review
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The current feed maps Linux/Linux (generic), Linux/Linux (generic). Check affected ranges and fixed versions before updating.
| Package | Affected range | Fixed version |
|---|---|---|
| Linux/Linuxgeneric | >=c4382d5ca1af75cf909463c7a707efd1a5f9a557 <ff15498ebaa49c5429a74e70a1951dede60cd14c || >=c4382d5ca1af75cf909463c7a707efd1a5f9a557 <1e10ded6b0f9b0eeefaacbb6c6c6afff3f702812 || >=c4382d5ca1af75cf909463c7a707efd1a5f9a557 <c57e5b9819dfd16d709bcd6cb633301ed0829a66 | ff15498ebaa49c5429a74e70a1951dede60cd14c, 1e10ded6b0f9b0eeefaacbb6c6c6afff3f702812, c57e5b9819dfd16d709bcd6cb633301ed0829a66 |
| Linux/Linuxgeneric | 6.13 | Not reported |
Published upstream
Aug 22, 2025
Evidence: source:cvelist:source_dates:source-dates:recordSource modified
Nov 5, 2026
Evidence: source:cvelist:source_dates:source-dates:recordFirst seen by HOL
Nov 5, 2026
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: wifi: mac80211: fix WARN_ON for monitor mode on some devices On devices without WANT_MONITOR_VIF (and probably without channel context support) we get a WARN_ON for changing the per-link setting of a monitor interface. Since we already skip AP_VLAN interfaces and MONITOR with WANT_MONITOR_VIF and/or NO_VIRTUAL_MONITOR should update the settings, catch this in the link change code instead of the warning.
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