In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: wifi: mac80211: reject TDLS operations when station is not associated syzbot triggered a WARN in ieee80211_tdls_oper() by sending NL80211_TDLS_ENABLE_LINK immediately after NL80211_CMD_CONNECT, before association completed and without prior TDLS setup. This left internal state like sdata->u.mgd.tdls_peer uninitialized, leading to a WARN_ON() in code paths that assumed it was valid. Reject the operation early if not in station mode or not associated.
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Mon, 25 Aug 2025 12:30:00 +0000

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cvssV3_1

{'score': 7.0, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'}

threat_severity

Moderate


Sat, 23 Aug 2025 11:00:00 +0000

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Vendors & Products Linux
Linux linux Kernel

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Description In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: wifi: mac80211: reject TDLS operations when station is not associated syzbot triggered a WARN in ieee80211_tdls_oper() by sending NL80211_TDLS_ENABLE_LINK immediately after NL80211_CMD_CONNECT, before association completed and without prior TDLS setup. This left internal state like sdata->u.mgd.tdls_peer uninitialized, leading to a WARN_ON() in code paths that assumed it was valid. Reject the operation early if not in station mode or not associated.
Title wifi: mac80211: reject TDLS operations when station is not associated
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Linux

Published: 2025-08-22T16:00:49.899Z

Updated: 2025-08-22T16:00:49.899Z

Reserved: 2025-04-16T04:51:24.030Z

Link: CVE-2025-38644

cve-icon Vulnrichment

No data.

cve-icon NVD

Status : Awaiting Analysis

Published: 2025-08-22T16:15:38.567

Modified: 2025-08-22T18:08:51.663

Link: CVE-2025-38644

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Moderate

Publid Date: 2025-08-22T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2025-38644 - Bugzilla