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CVE-2025-40131

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Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: wifi: ath12k: Fix peer lookup in ath12k_dp_mon_rx_deliver_msdu() In ath12k_dp_mon_rx_deliver_msdu(), peer lookup fails because rxcb->peer_id is not updated with a valid value. This is expected in monitor mode, where RX frames bypass the regular RX descriptor path that typically sets rxcb->peer_id. As a result, the peer is NULL, and link_id and link_valid fields in the RX status are not populated. This leads to a WARN_ON in mac80211 when it receives data frame from an associated station with invalid link_id. Fix this potential issue by using ppduinfo->peer_id, which holds the correct peer id for the received frame. This ensures that the peer is correctly found and the associated link metadata is updated accordingly. Tested-on: QCN9274 hw2.0 PCI WLAN.WBE.1.4.1-00199-QCAHKSWPL_SILICONZ-1

How to fix

Remediation Available
linuxDebian
Fixed in:6.17.6-1CVE-2025-40131
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

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CVSS v3.1 Vector

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Exploit Intelligence

0.18%probability of exploitation in 30 days
7thpercentile

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

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