5.5

CVE-2025-38199: wifi: ath12k: Fix memory leak due to multiple rx_stats allocation

Modified
AliasesUBUNTU-CVE-2025-38199DEBIAN-CVE-2025-38199CGA-28vm-m6v7-fvxh
Published 04-07-2025Last modified 21-10-2026

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2025-38199 is a medium (CVSS 5.5) vulnerability in linux. EPSS estimates a 0.21% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 11% of scored vulnerabilities.

Priority
Routine

Not severe (CVSS 5.5, local access); no exploitation reported by the 5 checked sources

Source freshness unavailable

How is this decided?
CVSS score
5.5/10
010
Medium · v3.1 (NVD)
EPSS score
0.21%
0%100%
Low · +0.07 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedNot listed by any tracked catalog.
RansomwareNot flaggedNo ransomware use recorded.
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Advisory lineage

Upstream 0 · Downstream 6 · Related 7
USN-7833-1USN-7833-2USN-7833-3USN-7833-4USN-7834-1USN-7856-1

Timeline

  1. 04-07-2025
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 21-10-2026
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: wifi: ath12k: Fix memory leak due to multiple rx_stats allocation rx_stats for each arsta is allocated when adding a station. arsta->rx_stats will be freed when a station is removed. Redundant allocations are occurring when the same station is added multiple times. This causes ath12k_mac_station_add() to be called multiple times, and rx_stats is allocated each time. As a result there is memory leaks. Prevent multiple allocations of rx_stats when ath12k_mac_station_add() is called repeatedly by checking if rx_stats is already allocated before allocating again. Allocate arsta->rx_stats if arsta->rx_stats is NULL respectively. Tested-on: QCN9274 hw2.0 PCI WLAN.WBE.1.3.1-00173-QCAHKSWPL_SILICONZ-1 Tested-on: WCN7850 hw2.0 PCI WLAN.HMT.1.0.c5-00481-QCAHMTSWPL_V1.0_V2.0_SILICONZ-3

CVSS metrics

4 scores · 3 sources · 2 versions

EPSS trend

Probability

0.21%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

11%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

Increase +0.07 pp

From 0.14% on 04-10-2026

04-10-202603-11-2026

Known exploited

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CISA KEV

Not in the CISA KEV catalog.

ENISA CNW

Not in the ENISA CNW catalog.

CIRCL

Not in the CIRCL catalog.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Version check

Known conditions: local access, low-privilege account, no user interaction (CVSS vector). Other conditions: not stated in public data.

Ubuntu149 products
  • linuxAll versions (No fix recorded)
  • linux-allwinner-5.19All versions (No fix recorded)
  • linux-awsAll versions (No fix recorded)
  • linux-aws-5.0All versions (No fix recorded)
  • linux-aws-5.11All versions (No fix recorded)
Chainguard5 products
  • linux-aws-6.12< 6.12.62-r1 | < 6.12.71-r0 | < 6.12.60-r4 | < 6.12.77-r0 | < 6.12.74-r0 | < 6.12.67-r0 | < 6.12.70-r0 | < 6.12.63-r0 | < 6.12.68-r0 | < 6.12.72-r0 | < 6.12.57-r2 | < 6.12.74-r1 | < 6.12.72-r1 | < 6.12.77-r1 | < 6.12.65-r0 | < 6.12.68-r1 | < 6.12.62-r2 | < 6.12.77-r2 | < 6.12.65-r2 | < 6.12.80-r0 | < 6.12.76-r0 | < 6.12.66-r0 | < 6.12.65-r1 | < 6.12.62-r0 | < 6.12.78-r0 | < 6.12.69-r0
  • linux-azure-6.12< 6.12.72-r0 | < 6.12.63-r0 | < 6.12.60-r4 | < 6.12.76-r0 | < 6.12.77-r2 | < 6.12.74-r0 | < 6.12.65-r1 | < 6.12.71-r0 | < 6.12.62-r2 | < 6.12.66-r0 | < 6.12.77-r0 | < 6.12.77-r1 | < 6.12.65-r3 | < 6.12.74-r1 | < 6.12.78-r0 | < 6.12.60-r3 | < 6.12.65-r4 | < 6.12.65-r2 | < 6.12.67-r0 | < 6.12.68-r0 | < 6.12.70-r0 | < 6.12.57-r2 | < 6.12.62-r0 | < 6.12.69-r0 | < 6.12.80-r0 | < 6.12.62-r1
  • linux-gcp-6.12< 6.12.57-r2 | < 6.12.78-r0 | < 6.12.63-r0 | < 6.12.60-r3 | < 6.12.62-r2 | < 6.12.77-r2 | < 6.12.71-r0 | < 6.12.77-r1 | < 6.12.65-r2 | < 6.12.65-r0 | < 6.12.70-r0 | < 6.12.68-r1 | < 6.12.77-r0 | < 6.12.76-r0 | < 6.12.67-r0 | < 6.12.80-r0 | < 6.12.68-r0 | < 6.12.74-r1 | < 6.12.62-r1 | < 6.12.74-r0 | < 6.12.65-r1 | < 6.12.62-r0 | < 6.12.66-r0 | < 6.12.72-r0 | < 6.12.69-r0 | < 6.12.60-r4
  • linux-qemu-6.12< 6.12.72-r0 | < 6.12.78-r0 | < 6.12.65-r1 | < 6.12.77-r0 | < 6.12.71-r0 | < 6.12.70-r0 | < 6.12.77-r2 | < 6.12.76-r0 | < 6.12.74-r0 | < 6.12.80-r0 | < 6.12.74-r1 | < 6.12.65-r2 | < 6.12.66-r0 | < 6.12.77-r1 | < 6.12.67-r0 | < 6.12.69-r0 | < 6.12.68-r0
  • linux-vmware-6.12< 6.12.68-r0 | < 6.12.66-r0 | < 6.12.78-r0 | < 6.12.74-r1 | < 6.12.65-r2 | < 6.12.68-r1 | < 6.12.77-r2 | < 6.12.77-r1 | < 6.12.72-r0 | < 6.12.80-r0 | < 6.12.67-r0 | < 6.12.77-r0 | < 6.12.65-r1 | < 6.12.69-r0 | < 6.12.76-r0 | < 6.12.74-r0 | < 6.12.71-r0 | < 6.12.70-r0
Linux2 products
  • linux≥ d889913205cf7ebda905b1e62c5867ed4e39f6c2, < 2c4b122c75581331177686f68a08981371147d37 | ≥ d889913205cf7ebda905b1e62c5867ed4e39f6c2, < 232f962ae5fca98912a719e64b4964a5aec7c99b | ≥ d889913205cf7ebda905b1e62c5867ed4e39f6c2, < c426497fa2055c8005196922e7d29c41d7e0948a | 6.3
  • linux_kernel≥ 6.3, < 6.15.4
Debian1 product
  • linuxAll versions (No fix recorded) | < 6.12.115-2 | < 6.16.3-1

4 vendors · 157 products

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