{"id":"CVE-2025-38157","title":"wifi: ath9k_htc: Abort software beacon handling if disabled","summary":"In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nwifi: ath9k_htc: Abort software beacon handling if disabled\n\nA malicious USB device can send a WMI_SWBA_EVENTID event from an\nath9k_htc-managed device before beaconing …","severity":"none","vendor":"Linux","product":"Linux","affected":["Linux >= 832f6a18fc2aead14954c081ece03b7a5b425f81 < e5ce9df1d68094d37360dbd9b09289d42fa21e54","Linux >= 832f6a18fc2aead14954c081ece03b7a5b425f81 < 0281c19074976ec48f0078d50530b406ddae75bc","Linux >= 832f6a18fc2aead14954c081ece03b7a5b425f81 < 7ee3fb6258da8c890a51b514f60d7570dc703605","Linux >= 832f6a18fc2aead14954c081ece03b7a5b425f81 < 40471b23147c86ea3ed97faee79937c618250bd0","Linux >= 832f6a18fc2aead14954c081ece03b7a5b425f81 < 5482ef9875eaa43f0435e14570e1193823de857e","Linux >= 832f6a18fc2aead14954c081ece03b7a5b425f81 < ee5ee646385f5846dcbc881389f3c44a197c402a","Linux >= 832f6a18fc2aead14954c081ece03b7a5b425f81 < 5a85c21f812e02cb00ca07007d88acdd42d08c46","Linux >= 832f6a18fc2aead14954c081ece03b7a5b425f81 < ac4e317a95a1092b5da5b9918b7118759342641c","Linux 3.0"],"ssvc":{"exploitation":"none","automatable":"no","technicalImpact":"partial","timestamp":"2026-11-05T20:50:39.376800Z"},"published":"2025-07-03","updated":"2026-11-05","sourceUpdated":"2026-11-05T20:52:18.094Z","source":"CVEORG","sourceUrl":"https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-38157","references":[{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e5ce9df1d68094d37360dbd9b09289d42fa21e54"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0281c19074976ec48f0078d50530b406ddae75bc"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7ee3fb6258da8c890a51b514f60d7570dc703605"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/40471b23147c86ea3ed97faee79937c618250bd0"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5482ef9875eaa43f0435e14570e1193823de857e"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ee5ee646385f5846dcbc881389f3c44a197c402a"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5a85c21f812e02cb00ca07007d88acdd42d08c46"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ac4e317a95a1092b5da5b9918b7118759342641c"}],"tags":["cve.org"],"epss":0.00194,"epssPercentile":0.09143,"ingestedAt":"2026-11-05T22:38:31.926Z","slug":"CVE-2025-38157","body":"## Overview\n\nIn the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nwifi: ath9k_htc: Abort software beacon handling if disabled\n\nA malicious USB device can send a WMI_SWBA_EVENTID event from an\nath9k_htc-managed device before beaconing has been enabled. This causes\na device-by-zero error in the driver, leading to either a crash or an\nout of bounds read.\n\nPrevent this by aborting the handling in ath9k_htc_swba() if beacons are\nnot enabled.\n\n## Affected\n\n- `Linux >= 832f6a18fc2aead14954c081ece03b7a5b425f81 < e5ce9df1d68094d37360dbd9b09289d42fa21e54`\n- `Linux >= 832f6a18fc2aead14954c081ece03b7a5b425f81 < 0281c19074976ec48f0078d50530b406ddae75bc`\n- `Linux >= 832f6a18fc2aead14954c081ece03b7a5b425f81 < 7ee3fb6258da8c890a51b514f60d7570dc703605`\n- `Linux >= 832f6a18fc2aead14954c081ece03b7a5b425f81 < 40471b23147c86ea3ed97faee79937c618250bd0`\n- `Linux >= 832f6a18fc2aead14954c081ece03b7a5b425f81 < 5482ef9875eaa43f0435e14570e1193823de857e`\n- `Linux >= 832f6a18fc2aead14954c081ece03b7a5b425f81 < ee5ee646385f5846dcbc881389f3c44a197c402a`\n- `Linux >= 832f6a18fc2aead14954c081ece03b7a5b425f81 < 5a85c21f812e02cb00ca07007d88acdd42d08c46`\n- `Linux >= 832f6a18fc2aead14954c081ece03b7a5b425f81 < ac4e317a95a1092b5da5b9918b7118759342641c`\n- `Linux 3.0`\n\n## Remediation\n\nRefer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.","depth":"sunlit","depthScore":3,"depthScoreParts":{"impact":2.8,"likelihood":0,"exploitation":0,"ransomware":0},"changes":[]}