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MEDIUM CVSS 3.1
CVE-2025-29338
NXP moal.ko Wi-Fi Driver Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
Overview
Description

NXP moal.ko Wi-Fi driver 5.1.7.10 FW version from v17.92.1.p149.43 To v17.92.1.p149.157 was discovered to contain a buffer overflow via the mod_para parameter in the woal_init_module_param function.

Details
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Published Date :

May 13, 2026, 4:16 p.m.

Last Modified :

May 14, 2026, 4:16 p.m.

Remotely Exploit :

No

Source :

[email protected]
Impact
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2025-29338 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

No affected product recoded yet

: Total Affected Vendor : 0 | Products : 0
Scoring
CVSS Scores
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Score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Score Impact Score Source
CVSS 3.1 MEDIUM 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0
Solution
Update the NXP Wi-Fi driver to a patched version to fix the buffer overflow.
  • Update the NXP Wi-Fi driver firmware.
  • Apply vendor-provided patches for the driver.
  • Rebuild the driver with updated components.
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github

CVE-2025-29338 has a 2 public PoC/Exploit available at Github. Go to the Public Exploits tab to see the list.

References
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URL Resource
https://github.com/masjadaan/CVE-2025-29338
https://www.nxp.com/docs/en/release-note/RN00104.pdf
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2025-29338 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC) stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2025-29338 weaknesses.

CAPEC-8: Buffer Overflow in an API Call Buffer Overflow in an API Call CAPEC-9: Buffer Overflow in Local Command-Line Utilities Buffer Overflow in Local Command-Line Utilities CAPEC-10: Buffer Overflow via Environment Variables Buffer Overflow via Environment Variables CAPEC-14: Client-side Injection-induced Buffer Overflow Client-side Injection-induced Buffer Overflow CAPEC-24: Filter Failure through Buffer Overflow Filter Failure through Buffer Overflow CAPEC-42: MIME Conversion MIME Conversion CAPEC-44: Overflow Binary Resource File Overflow Binary Resource File CAPEC-45: Buffer Overflow via Symbolic Links Buffer Overflow via Symbolic Links CAPEC-46: Overflow Variables and Tags Overflow Variables and Tags CAPEC-47: Buffer Overflow via Parameter Expansion Buffer Overflow via Parameter Expansion CAPEC-67: String Format Overflow in syslog() String Format Overflow in syslog() CAPEC-92: Forced Integer Overflow Forced Integer Overflow CAPEC-100: Overflow Buffers Overflow Buffers

We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).

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Updated: 3 weeks ago
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Born at : May 13, 2026, 7:33 a.m. This repo has been linked 1 different CVEs too.
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Updated: 1 week, 5 days ago
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Born at : June 30, 2023, 4:44 a.m. This repo has been linked 15 different CVEs too.

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The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2025-29338 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0

    May. 14, 2026

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V3.1 AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:H
    Added CWE CWE-120
  • New CVE Received by [email protected]

    May. 13, 2026

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Description NXP moal.ko Wi-Fi driver 5.1.7.10 FW version from v17.92.1.p149.43 To v17.92.1.p149.157 was discovered to contain a buffer overflow via the mod_para parameter in the woal_init_module_param function.
    Added Reference https://github.com/masjadaan/CVE-2025-29338
    Added Reference https://www.nxp.com/docs/en/release-note/RN00104.pdf
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
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Base CVSS Score: 5.6
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