Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: wifi: mt76: mt7996: avoid NULL pointer dereference in mt7996_set_monitor() The function mt7996_set_monitor() dereferences phy before the NULL sanity check. Fix this to avoid NULL pointer dereference by moving the dereference after the check.

INFO

Published Date :

2025-07-10T07:42:23.219Z

Last Modified :

2025-07-28T04:18:27.267Z

Source :

Linux
AFFECTED PRODUCTS

The following products are affected by CVE-2025-38316 vulnerability.

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Linux
  • Linux Kernel
REFERENCES

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information to CVE-2025-38316.

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https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/83a422c8169eef95aef57f7ddc467bb126d9ae81 cve-icon cve-icon
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/cb423ddad0f6e6f55b1700422ab777b25597cc83 cve-icon cve-icon
https://lore.kernel.org/linux-cve-announce/2025071015-CVE-2025-38316-2087@gregkh/T cve-icon
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-38316 cve-icon
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-38316 cve-icon
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