PT-2025-27974 · Linux+4 · Linux Kernel+4

Published

2025-03-26

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Updated

2026-05-26

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CVE-2025-38199

CVSS v3.1

5.5

Medium

VectorAV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions: Linux kernel (affected versions not specified)
Description: A memory leak issue has been identified in the Linux kernel, specifically in the wifi: ath12k module. The issue occurs due to multiple allocations of rx stats when the same station is added multiple times, causing the ath12k mac station add() function to be called repeatedly. This results in memory leaks because arsta->rx stats is allocated each time the function is called, without being freed. The issue is resolved by checking if rx stats is already allocated before allocating again, and only allocating arsta->rx stats if it is NULL.
Recommendations: At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Exploit

Missing Release of Resource after Effective Lifetime

Memory Leak

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Weakness Enumeration

Related Identifiers

BDU:2025-09173
CVE-2025-38199
ECHO-6FAF-FD8A-A41A
USN-7833-1
USN-7833-2
USN-7833-3
USN-7833-4
USN-7834-1
USN-7856-1

Affected Products

Astra Linux
Debian
Linuxmint
Linux Kernel
Ubuntu