CVE-2025-38116 is a use-after-free (UAF) vulnerability in the ath12k WiFi driver of the Linux kernel. The issue occurs when failure in hardware group assignment or creation leads to improper unregistration of a notifier chain, which is later freed but may still be accessed. This flaw can cause memory corruption and potentially allow an attacker with local privileges to impact confidentiality, integrity, and availability of the system. The vulnerability has a high severity score of 7.8 CVSS v3.1.