CVE-2025-38157
"Qualcomm ath9k_htc USB WMI Out-of-Bounds Read/Write"
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: wifi: ath9k_htc: Abort software beacon handling if disabled A malicious USB device can send a WMI_SWBA_EVENTID event from an ath9k_htc-managed device before beaconing has been enabled. This causes a device-by-zero error in the driver, leading to either a crash or an out of bounds read. Prevent this by aborting the handling in ath9k_htc_swba() if beacons are not enabled.
INFO
Published Date :
July 3, 2025, 9:15 a.m.
Last Modified :
July 3, 2025, 3:13 p.m.
Source :
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
Remotely Exploitable :
No
Impact Score :
Exploitability Score :
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth
information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to
CVE-2025-38157.
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).
Results are limited to the first 15 repositories due to potential performance issues.
The following list is the news that have been mention
CVE-2025-38157 vulnerability anywhere in the article.
The following table lists the changes that have been made to the
CVE-2025-38157 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.
-
New CVE Received by 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
Jul. 03, 2025
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Description In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: wifi: ath9k_htc: Abort software beacon handling if disabled A malicious USB device can send a WMI_SWBA_EVENTID event from an ath9k_htc-managed device before beaconing has been enabled. This causes a device-by-zero error in the driver, leading to either a crash or an out of bounds read. Prevent this by aborting the handling in ath9k_htc_swba() if beacons are not enabled. Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0281c19074976ec48f0078d50530b406ddae75bc Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/40471b23147c86ea3ed97faee79937c618250bd0 Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5482ef9875eaa43f0435e14570e1193823de857e Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5a85c21f812e02cb00ca07007d88acdd42d08c46 Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7ee3fb6258da8c890a51b514f60d7570dc703605 Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ac4e317a95a1092b5da5b9918b7118759342641c Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e5ce9df1d68094d37360dbd9b09289d42fa21e54 Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ee5ee646385f5846dcbc881389f3c44a197c402a
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
While CVE identifies
specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or
weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2025-38157 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-2025-38157
weaknesses.