In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: wifi: cfg80211: fix use-after-free in cmp_bss() Following bss_free() quirk introduced in commit 776b3580178f ("cfg80211: track hidden SSID networks properly"), adjust cfg80211_update_known_bss() to free the last beacon frame elements only if they're not shared via the corresponding 'hidden_beacon_bss' pointer.
History

Mon, 22 Sep 2025 10:15:00 +0000

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First Time appeared Linux
Linux linux Kernel
Vendors & Products Linux
Linux linux Kernel

Sat, 20 Sep 2025 00:15:00 +0000

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References
Metrics threat_severity

None

cvssV3_1

{'score': 7.0, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'}

threat_severity

Moderate


Fri, 19 Sep 2025 15:30:00 +0000

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Description In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: wifi: cfg80211: fix use-after-free in cmp_bss() Following bss_free() quirk introduced in commit 776b3580178f ("cfg80211: track hidden SSID networks properly"), adjust cfg80211_update_known_bss() to free the last beacon frame elements only if they're not shared via the corresponding 'hidden_beacon_bss' pointer.
Title wifi: cfg80211: fix use-after-free in cmp_bss()
References

cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Linux

Published:

Updated: 2025-09-29T06:01:19.987Z

Reserved: 2025-04-16T07:20:57.143Z

Link: CVE-2025-39864

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No data.

cve-icon NVD

Status : Awaiting Analysis

Published: 2025-09-19T16:15:45.420

Modified: 2025-09-22T21:23:01.543

Link: CVE-2025-39864

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Moderate

Publid Date: 2025-09-19T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2025-39864 - Bugzilla

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Updated: 2025-09-22T09:59:10Z