High severity · published Oct 1, 2025
CVE-2025-39891
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: wifi: mwifiex: Initialize the chan_stats array to zero The adapter->chan_stats[] array is initialized in…
7.1
CVSS
0.2%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
wifi: mwifiex: Initialize the chan_stats array to zero
The adapter->chan_stats[] array is initialized in
mwifiex_init_channel_scan_gap() with vmalloc(), which doesn't zero out
memory. The array is filled in mwifiex_update_chan_statistics()
and then the user can query the data in mwifiex_cfg80211_dump_survey().
There are two potential issues here. What if the user calls
mwifiex_cfg80211_dump_survey() before the data has been filled in.
Also the mwifiex_update_chan_statistics() function doesn't necessarily
initialize the whole array. Since the array was not initialized at
the start that could result in an information leak.
Also this array is pretty small. It's a maximum of 900 bytes so it's
more appropriate to use kcalloc() instead vmalloc().
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H
Attack vector
Local
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
None
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.2% · higher than 6% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
KE
Kernel · Linux
3.19 before 5.4.299; 5.5 before 5.10.243; 5.11 before 5.15.192; 5.16 before 6.1.151; 6.2 before 6.6.105; 6.7 before 6.12.46; +5 more · source: NVD
DL
Debian Linux · Debian
11.0 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-39891
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-39891
Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/05daef0442d28350a1a0d6d0e2cab4a7a91df475
Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/06616410a3e5e6cd1de5b7cbc668f1a7edeedad9
Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0e20450829ca3c1dbc2db536391537c57a40fe0b
Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/32c124c9c03aa755cbaf60ef7f76afd918d47659
Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5285b7009dc1e09d5bb9e05fae82e1a807882dbc
Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9df29aa5637d94d24f7c5f054ef4feaa7b766111
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