What is CVE-2025-38343?

CVE-2025-38343 is a high-severity vulnerability in Linux. CVSS score: 8.3/10. Published 2025-07-10.

How severe is CVE-2025-38343?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.3 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Linux

CVE-2025-38343

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: wifi: mt76: mt7996: drop fragments with multicast or broadcast RA IEEE 802.11 fragmentation can only be applied to unicast frames. Therefore, drop fragments with multicast or broadcast RA. This patch addresses vulnerabilities such as CVE-2020-26145.

EPSS: 0.001 (4.3th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 8.3 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:L.

Affected products

Linux — versions 98686cd21624c75a043e96812beadddf4f6f48e5, 6.2, 0
Linux Linux_kernel

References

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

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2025-38343?: CVE-2025-38343 is a high-severity vulnerability in Linux. CVSS score: 8.3/10. Published 2025-07-10.
How severe is CVE-2025-38343?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.3 out of 10.