CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2025-40066

UNSCORED
NVD

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: wifi: mt76: mt7996: Check phy before init msta_link in mt7996_mac_sta_add_links() In order to avoid a possible NULL pointer dereference in mt7996_mac_sta_init_link routine, move the phy pointer check before running mt7996_mac_sta_init_link() in mt7996_mac_sta_add_links routine.

How to fix

Remediation Available
linuxDebian
Fixed in:6.17.6-1CVE-2025-40066
linuxUbuntu
Fixed in:6.17.0-14.14USN-8029-1
linux-awsUbuntu
Fixed in:6.17.0-1007.7USN-8029-2
linux-azureUbuntu
Fixed in:6.17.0-1008.8USN-8029-3
linux-gcpUbuntu
Fixed in:6.17.0-1007.7USN-8030-1
linux-image-6.17.0-1006-realtimeUbuntu
Fixed in:6.17.0-1006.7USN-8029-1
linux-image-6.17.0-1007-awsUbuntu
Fixed in:6.17.0-1007.7USN-8029-2
linux-image-6.17.0-1007-aws-64kUbuntu
Fixed in:6.17.0-1007.7USN-8029-2
linux-image-6.17.0-1007-gcpUbuntu
Fixed in:6.17.0-1007.7USN-8030-1
linux-image-6.17.0-1007-gcp-64kUbuntu
Fixed in:6.17.0-1007.7USN-8030-1
linux-image-6.17.0-1007-oracleUbuntu
Fixed in:6.17.0-1007.7USN-8029-2
linux-image-6.17.0-1007-oracle-64kUbuntu
Fixed in:6.17.0-1007.7USN-8029-2
linux-image-6.17.0-1008-azureUbuntu
Fixed in:6.17.0-1008.8USN-8029-3
linux-image-6.17.0-1008-raspiUbuntu
Fixed in:6.17.0-1008.8USN-8029-1
linux-image-6.17.0-1011-oemUbuntu
Fixed in:6.17.0-1011.11USN-8048-1
linux-image-6.17.0-14-genericUbuntu
Fixed in:6.17.0-14.14USN-8029-1
linux-image-6.17.0-14-generic-64kUbuntu
Fixed in:6.17.0-14.14USN-8029-1
linux-image-awsUbuntu
Fixed in:6.17.0-1007.7USN-8029-2
linux-image-aws-6.17Ubuntu
Fixed in:6.17.0-1007.7USN-8029-2
linux-image-aws-64kUbuntu
Fixed in:6.17.0-1007.7USN-8029-2
linux-image-aws-64k-6.17Ubuntu
Fixed in:6.17.0-1007.7USN-8029-2
linux-image-azureUbuntu
Fixed in:6.17.0-1008.8USN-8029-3
linux-image-azure-6.17Ubuntu
Fixed in:6.17.0-1008.8USN-8029-3
linux-image-gcpUbuntu
Fixed in:6.17.0-1007.7USN-8030-1
linux-image-gcp-6.17Ubuntu
Fixed in:6.17.0-1007.7USN-8030-1
linux-image-gcp-64kUbuntu
Fixed in:6.17.0-1007.7USN-8030-1
linux-image-gcp-64k-6.17Ubuntu
Fixed in:6.17.0-1007.7USN-8030-1
linux-image-genericUbuntu
Fixed in:6.17.0-14.14USN-8029-1
linux-image-generic-6.17Ubuntu
Fixed in:6.17.0-14.14USN-8029-1
linux-image-generic-64kUbuntu
Fixed in:6.17.0-14.14USN-8029-1
linux-image-generic-64k-6.17Ubuntu
Fixed in:6.17.0-14.14USN-8029-1
linux-image-oem-6.17Ubuntu
Fixed in:6.17.0-1011.11USN-8048-1
linux-image-oracleUbuntu
Fixed in:6.17.0-1007.7USN-8029-2
linux-image-oracle-6.17Ubuntu
Fixed in:6.17.0-1007.7USN-8029-2
linux-image-oracle-64kUbuntu
Fixed in:6.17.0-1007.7USN-8029-2
linux-image-oracle-64k-6.17Ubuntu
Fixed in:6.17.0-1007.7USN-8029-2
linux-image-raspiUbuntu
Fixed in:6.17.0-1008.8USN-8029-1
linux-image-raspi-6.17Ubuntu
Fixed in:6.17.0-1008.8USN-8029-1
linux-image-realtimeUbuntu
Fixed in:6.17.0-1006.7USN-8029-1
linux-image-realtime-6.17Ubuntu
Fixed in:6.17.0-1006.7USN-8029-1
linux-image-virtualUbuntu
Fixed in:6.17.0-14.14USN-8029-1
linux-image-virtual-6.17Ubuntu
Fixed in:6.17.0-14.14USN-8029-1
linux-oem-6.17Ubuntu
Fixed in:6.17.0-1011.11USN-8048-1
linux-oracleUbuntu
Fixed in:6.17.0-1007.7USN-8029-2
linux-raspiUbuntu
Fixed in:6.17.0-1008.8USN-8029-1
linux-realtimeUbuntu
Fixed in:6.17.0-1006.7USN-8029-1

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v3.1 Vector

No CVSS vector data available.

Exploit Intelligence

0.17%probability of exploitation in 30 days
7thpercentile

Low risk: more likely to be exploited than 7% of all known CVEs.

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