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wifi: ath12k: Fix buffer overflow in debugfs

Type: advisorySources: OSV

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: wifi: ath12k: Fix buffer overflow in debugfs If the user tries to write more than 32 bytes then it results in memory corruption. Fortunately, this is debugfs so it's limited to root users.

Products
Kernel
Affected versions
Not specified
Fixed versions
6.12.34, 6.15.3
CVEs
CVE-2025-38317
Confirmed fixed CVEs
Not specified
Updated in this feed
3 Nov 2026, 02:02 UTC · Revision 1

Source evidence

wifi: ath12k: Fix buffer overflow in debugfs

core-osv · Original source

Published 10 Jul 2025, 07:42 UTC

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: wifi: ath12k: Fix buffer overflow in debugfs If the user tries to write more than 32 bytes then it results in memory corruption. Fortunately, this is debugfs so it's limited to root users.

osv:CVE-2025-38317

Kernel

Fixed versions: 6.12.34, 6.15.3

Complete source record
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