CVE-2025-37943: Linux kernel · wifi: ath12k: Fix invalid data access in ath12k_dp_rx_h_undecap_nwifi
Affects Linux kernelSource GCVE Database
Not known to be exploited · CVSS 8.8 High · fixed in 6.8.0-1046.49~22.04.1 : patch Linux kernel soon.
Data as of 11 Nov 2026, 12:30 UTC
- Patch
- Available – fixed in 6.8.0-1046.49~22.04.1, 6.8.0-1051.57~22.04.1, 6.8.0-1046.53~22.04.1 +28
CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HExploitation evidence
Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 20 May 2025
Detectable: no evidence on record.
No public nuclei template indexed
Weaponized: no evidence on record.
No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB
Exploited in the wildExploited: no evidence on record.
Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation
Observed by OffSeq MirageSeen by Mirage: no evidence on record.
No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors
A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 11 Nov 2026.
What to do
Upgrade to a fixed release listed under Affected software.
Patches and advisories
- ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7594-1 (opens in a new tab)
- ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7594-2 (opens in a new tab)
- ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7594-3 (opens in a new tab)
- ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-8028-1 (opens in a new tab)
- ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-8028-2 (opens in a new tab)
- ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-8031-1 (opens in a new tab)
- ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-8028-3 (opens in a new tab)
- ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-8028-4 (opens in a new tab)
- ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-8028-5 (opens in a new tab)
- ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-8031-2 (opens in a new tab)
- ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-8028-6 (opens in a new tab)
- ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-8031-3 (opens in a new tab)
Affected software
| Product | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
Ubuntu 26.04 LTSlinux-vmwarepkg:deb/ubuntu/linux-vmware?arch=source&distro=resoluteOther threats | Affected
| Fixed in– |
Ubuntu 25.10linux-azure-fdepkg:deb/ubuntu/linux-azure-fde?arch=source&distro=questingOther threats | Affected
| Fixed in– |
Ubuntu 24.04 LTSlinuxpkg:deb/ubuntu/linux?arch=source&distro=nobleOther threats | Affected
| Fixed in
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Ubuntu 24.04 LTSlinux-awspkg:deb/ubuntu/linux-aws?arch=source&distro=nobleOther threats | Affected
| Fixed in
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Ubuntu 24.04 LTSlinux-azurepkg:deb/ubuntu/linux-azure?arch=source&distro=nobleOther threats | Affected
| Fixed in
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Ubuntu 24.04 LTSlinux-azure-6.11pkg:deb/ubuntu/linux-azure-6.11?arch=source&distro=nobleOther threats | Affected
| Fixed in– |
Check your own hosts for these packages with threat-finder (opens in a new tab), our free open-source scanner.
AI-suggested
A patch is available and should be applied promptly. Fixed versions include 6.8.0-1046.49~22.04.1 and later releases as specified. Users and administrators should update their Linux kernel to these fixed versions to mitigate the risk of invalid data access and memory corruption caused by this vulnerability.
Description
A vulnerability in the Linux kernel's ath12k Wi-Fi driver could lead to invalid data access and memory corruption due to improper handling of packets with lengths exceeding the maximum native Wi-Fi header length. This issue occurs in the ath12k_dp_rx_h_undecap_nwifi function when processing packets of the DP_RX_DECAP_TYPE_NATIVE_WIFI decap type. A patch has been released to add a sanity check preventing this invalid access.
References
- ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2025-37943 (opens in a new tab)
- cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-37943 (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/linus/9a0dddfb30f120db3851627935851d262e4e7acb (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/3abe15e756481c45f6acba3d476cb3ca4afc3b61 (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/50be1fb76556e80af9f5da80f28168b6c71bce58 (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/6ee653194ddb83674913fd2727b8ecfae0597ade (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/7f1d986da5c6abb75ffe4d0d325fc9b341c41a1c (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/9a0dddfb30f120db3851627935851d262e4e7acb (opens in a new tab)
- ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7594-1 (opens in a new tab)
- ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7594-2 (opens in a new tab)
- ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7594-3 (opens in a new tab)
- ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-8028-1 (opens in a new tab)
- ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-8028-2 (opens in a new tab)
- ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-8031-1 (opens in a new tab)
- ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-8028-3 (opens in a new tab)
- ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-8028-4 (opens in a new tab)
- ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-8028-5 (opens in a new tab)
- ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-8031-2 (opens in a new tab)
- ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-8028-6 (opens in a new tab)
- ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-8031-3 (opens in a new tab)