What is CVE-2025-38291?

CVE-2025-38291 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Linux, classified under Always-Incorrect Control Flow Implementation. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2025-07-10.

How severe is CVE-2025-38291?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Linux

CVE-2025-38291

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: wifi: ath12k: Prevent sending WMI commands to firmware during firmware crash Currently, we encounter the following kernel call trace when a firmware crash occurs. This h…

EPSS: 0.001 (3.5th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

Affected products

Linux — versions a9b46dd2e483bf99fa09e6aeea7701960abaa902, 6.13, 0
Linux Linux_kernel

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-670 — Always-Incorrect Control Flow Implementation

References

416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 (Patch)
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 (Patch)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2025-38291?: CVE-2025-38291 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Linux, classified under Always-Incorrect Control Flow Implementation. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2025-07-10.
How severe is CVE-2025-38291?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.