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CVE-2025-39952: Linux kernel · wifi: wilc1000: avoid buffer overflow in WID string configuration

Affects Linux kernelSource CVE Database V5

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Not known to be exploited · CVSS 8.8 High · fixed in fe9e4d0c39311d0f97b024147a0d155333f388b5 : patch Linux kernel soon.

Data as of 30 Oct 2026, 13:32 UTC

CVSS 3.1 base score
8.8High
How severe the flaw is on the 0–10 CVSS scale.

Thin evidence

One scorer or none
CVSS scores by source
CNA (Linux)CVSS 3.18.8
Patch
Available – fixed in fe9e4d0c39311d0f97b024147a0d155333f388b5, ae50f8562306a7ea1cf3c9722f97ee244f974729, 6085291a1a5865d4ad70f0e5812d524ebd5d1711 +2
CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Exploitation evidence

  1. Disclosed: evidence found.

    CVE published 4 Oct 2025

  2. Detectable: no evidence on record.

    No public nuclei template indexed

  3. Weaponized: no evidence on record.

    No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB

  4. Exploited in the wild: no evidence on record.

    Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation

  5. Observed by OffSeq 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.

What to do

Upgrade to a fixed release listed under Affected software.

Affected software

ProductAffectedFixed in
LinuxLinuxAffected
  • ≥ c5c77ba18ea66aa05441c71e38473efb787705a4, < fe9e4d0c39311d0f97b024147a0d155333f388b5
Fixed in
  • fe9e4d0c39311d0f97b024147a0d155333f388b5
LinuxLinuxAffected
  • ≥ c5c77ba18ea66aa05441c71e38473efb787705a4, < ae50f8562306a7ea1cf3c9722f97ee244f974729
Fixed in
  • ae50f8562306a7ea1cf3c9722f97ee244f974729
LinuxLinuxAffected
  • ≥ c5c77ba18ea66aa05441c71e38473efb787705a4, < 6085291a1a5865d4ad70f0e5812d524ebd5d1711
Fixed in
  • 6085291a1a5865d4ad70f0e5812d524ebd5d1711
LinuxLinuxAffected
  • ≥ c5c77ba18ea66aa05441c71e38473efb787705a4, < 2203ef417044b10a8563ade6a17c74183745d72e
Fixed in
  • 2203ef417044b10a8563ade6a17c74183745d72e
LinuxLinuxAffected
  • ≥ c5c77ba18ea66aa05441c71e38473efb787705a4, < 5f1578a8684794318a60a022cedbffaa3dc444ce
Fixed in
  • 5f1578a8684794318a60a022cedbffaa3dc444ce
LinuxLinuxAffected
  • =4.2
Fixed in–

AI-suggested

A fix is available and has been applied in several Linux kernel commits. Users should update to a patched kernel version that includes these fixes. Since this is not a cloud service, manual patching is required. No additional mitigation steps are indicated by the vendor advisory.

Description

CVE-2025-39952 is a high-severity vulnerability in the Linux kernel's wilc1000 wireless driver that could lead to a buffer overflow in the WID string configuration. The flaw was identified by a static analysis tool (Smatch) due to an unchecked memcpy operation that could overflow a buffer. The issue is fixed by introducing size checks based on the WID type and length fields before accessing memory buffers.

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