VulnerabilityPublished 18 Jun 2025Updated 30 Oct 2026

CVE-2025-38045: Linux kernel · wifi: iwlwifi: fix debug actions order

Affects Linux kernelSource CVE Database V5

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Not known to be exploited · fixed in eb29b4ffafb20281624dcd2cbb768d6f30edf600 : update Linux kernel when convenient.

Data as of 30 Oct 2026, 12:49 UTC

Severity

Unrated

Rated by Threat Radar · No CVSS score from NVD or the CNA

Thin evidence

One scorer or none

Patch: Available – fixed in eb29b4ffafb20281624dcd2cbb768d6f30edf600, 328fbc96ecbee16c5fcbfcb3ac57b476f94da2f0, 181e8b56b74ad3920456dcdc8a361520d9007956 +2

Exploitation evidence

Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 18 Jun 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 30 Oct 2026.

Disclosed: The CVE record is public on cve.org. Its publication is t = 0.
Detectable: A public nuclei template can find exposed instances, for defenders and attackers alike.
Weaponized: A Metasploit exploit module or Exploit-DB entry exists (Metasploit scanner modules do not count), or CISA SSVC or the CVSS exploit maturity reports a public proof of concept.
Exploited in the wild: CISA KEV lists it, CISA SSVC rates exploitation active, or a source reports attacks.
Observed by OffSeq Mirage: OffSeq Mirage honeypot sensors recorded attack traffic for this CVE, or found exposed hosts without attack traffic.

Moments are spaced evenly, not to scale; a dashed line marks a gap of six months or more. Deltas count from t = 0. Sources that give only a date (CISA KEV, Exploit-DB, or a time of exactly 00:00Z) read “same day” rather than hours. Metasploit modules carry the flaw’s disclosure date, not their release date, and nuclei templates carry no date, so both appear above but not on the timeline.

What to do

Upgrade to a fixed release listed under Affected software.

Affected software

Product	Affected	Fixed in
LinuxLinux	Affected ≥ f21baf244112e646c6b6c9db94834cf06358db06, < eb29b4ffafb20281624dcd2cbb768d6f30edf600	Fixed in eb29b4ffafb20281624dcd2cbb768d6f30edf600
LinuxLinux	Affected ≥ f21baf244112e646c6b6c9db94834cf06358db06, < 328fbc96ecbee16c5fcbfcb3ac57b476f94da2f0	Fixed in 328fbc96ecbee16c5fcbfcb3ac57b476f94da2f0
LinuxLinux	Affected ≥ f21baf244112e646c6b6c9db94834cf06358db06, < 181e8b56b74ad3920456dcdc8a361520d9007956	Fixed in 181e8b56b74ad3920456dcdc8a361520d9007956
LinuxLinux	Affected ≥ f21baf244112e646c6b6c9db94834cf06358db06, < 49d7587274282fd92a7db6b70dfbc7c973f4f52b	Fixed in 49d7587274282fd92a7db6b70dfbc7c973f4f52b
LinuxLinux	Affected ≥ f21baf244112e646c6b6c9db94834cf06358db06, < 2b790fe67ed483d86c1aeb8be6735bf792caa7e5	Fixed in 2b790fe67ed483d86c1aeb8be6735bf792caa7e5
LinuxLinux	Affected =5.16	Fixed in–

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: wifi: iwlwifi: fix debug actions order The order of actions taken for debug was implemented incorrectly. Now we implemented the dump split and do the FW reset only in the middle of the dump (rather than the FW killing itself on error.) As a result, some of the actions taken when applying the config will now crash the device, so we need to fix the order.

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