Answer in brief
CVE-2025-38644 records a Unknown severity vulnerability in wifi: mac80211: reject TDLS operations when station is not associated. 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 | >=81dd2b8822410e56048b927be779d95a2b6dc186 <0c84204cf0bbe89e454a5caccc6a908bc7db1542 || >=81dd2b8822410e56048b927be779d95a2b6dc186 <378ae9ccaea3f445838a087962a067b5cb2e8577 || >=81dd2b8822410e56048b927be779d95a2b6dc186 <af72badd5ee423eb16f6ad7fe0a62f1b4252d848 || >=81dd2b8822410e56048b927be779d95a2b6dc186 <4df663d4c1ca386dcab2f743dfc9f0cc07aef73c || >=81dd2b8822410e56048b927be779d95a2b6dc186 <31af06b574394530f68a4310c45ecbe2f68853c4 || >=81dd2b8822410e56048b927be779d95a2b6dc186 <16ecdab5446f15a61ec88eb0d23d25d009821db0 | 0c84204cf0bbe89e454a5caccc6a908bc7db1542, 378ae9ccaea3f445838a087962a067b5cb2e8577, af72badd5ee423eb16f6ad7fe0a62f1b4252d848, 4df663d4c1ca386dcab2f743dfc9f0cc07aef73c, 31af06b574394530f68a4310c45ecbe2f68853c4, 16ecdab5446f15a61ec88eb0d23d25d009821db0 |
| Linux/Linuxgeneric | 3.17 | 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: reject TDLS operations when station is not associated syzbot triggered a WARN in ieee80211_tdls_oper() by sending NL80211_TDLS_ENABLE_LINK immediately after NL80211_CMD_CONNECT, before association completed and without prior TDLS setup. This left internal state like sdata->u.mgd.tdls_peer uninitialized, leading to a WARN_ON() in code paths that assumed it was valid. Reject the operation early if not in station mode or not associated.
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