CVE-2025-39864CWE-416

CVE-2025-39864

High · published September 19, 2025

CVSS v3.1
8.8
EPSS
0%
Percentile
13.6
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

wifi: cfg80211: fix use-after-free in cmp_bss()

Following bss_free() quirk introduced in commit 776b3580178f

("cfg80211: track hidden SSID networks properly"), adjust

cfg80211_update_known_bss() to free the last beacon frame

elements only if they're not shared via the corresponding

'hidden_beacon_bss' pointer.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS v3.1
8.8 · HIGH
Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.00235 · 13.6th percentile
Weakness
CWE-416 · Use After Free
Published
2025-09-19T20:15Z
Affected products (12)
ProductVersionsFixed in
linux/linux_kernel≥ 5.4, < 5.4.2995.4.299
linux/linux_kernel≥ 5.5, < 5.10.2435.10.243
linux/linux_kernel≥ 5.11, < 5.15.1925.15.192
linux/linux_kernel≥ 5.16, < 6.1.1516.1.151
linux/linux_kernel≥ 6.2, < 6.6.1056.6.105
linux/linux_kernel≥ 6.7, < 6.12.466.12.46
linux/linux_kernel≥ 6.13, < 6.16.66.16.6
linux/linux_kernelall versions—
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debian/debian_linuxall versions—
References (12)
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 19 SEP 15:26Z
    wifi: cfg80211: fix use-after-free in cmp_bss()
    cvelistv5