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Vulnerability · Published Jul 3, 2025 · Assigned by Linux

CVE-2025-38096wifi: iwlwifi: don't warn when if there is a FW error

Medium 5.5

In plain English

A medium-severity security flaw in Linux from Linux. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.2% (higher than 14% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.

Severity (CVSS NVD)5.5Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)0.2%top 86.2% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: wifi: iwlwifi: don't warn when if there is a FW error iwl_trans_reclaim is warning if it is called when the FW is not alive. But if it is called when there is a pending restart, i.e. after a FW error, there is no need to warn, instead - return silently.

Affected packages & fixed versions

EcosystemPackageFixed inAdvisory
Debian:12linuxno fix listedDEBIAN-CVE-2025-38096
Debian:13linux6.12.32-1DEBIAN-CVE-2025-38096
Debian:14linux6.12.32-1DEBIAN-CVE-2025-38096
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinuxno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-38096
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinuxno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-38096
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-allwinner-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-38096
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-awsno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-38096
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-awsno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-38096
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-aws-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-38096
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-aws-6.146.14.0-1013.13~24.04.1UBUNTU-CVE-2025-38096
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-aws-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-38096
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-aws-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-38096
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-aws-6.8no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-38096
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azureno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-38096
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azureno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-38096
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-38096
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azure-6.11no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-38096
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-38096
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-38096
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-6.8no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-38096
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-fdeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-38096
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azure-fdeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-38096
Ubuntu:25.10linux-azure-fdeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-38096
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-fde-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-38096
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azure-fde-6.17no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-38096
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-fde-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-38096
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-fde-6.8no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-38096
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azure-nvidiano fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-38096
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azure-nvidia-6.146.14.0-1007.7UBUNTU-CVE-2025-38096
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gcpno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-38096
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-gcpno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-38096
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gcp-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-38096
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-gcp-6.11no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-38096
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-gcp-6.146.14.0-1016.17~24.04.1UBUNTU-CVE-2025-38096
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gcp-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-38096
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gcp-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-38096
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gcp-6.8no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-38096
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gkeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-38096
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-gkeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-38096
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gkeopno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-38096
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-gkeopno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-38096
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-hwe-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-38096
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-hwe-6.11no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-38096
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-hwe-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-38096
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-hwe-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-38096
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-hwe-6.8no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-38096
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-ibmno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-38096
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-ibmno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-38096
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-ibm-6.8no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-38096
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-intelno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-38096
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-intel-iot-realtimeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-38096
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-intel-iotgno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-38096
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-kvmno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-38096
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-lowlatencyno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-38096
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-lowlatencyno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-38096
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-lowlatency-hwe-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-38096
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-lowlatency-hwe-6.11no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-38096
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-lowlatency-hwe-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-38096
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-lowlatency-hwe-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-38096
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-lowlatency-hwe-6.8no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-38096
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-nvidiano fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-38096
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-nvidiano fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-38096
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-6.11no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-38096
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-38096
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-38096
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-6.8no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-38096
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-lowlatencyno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-38096
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-tegrano fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-38096
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-tegrano fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-38096
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-tegra-igxno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-38096
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oem-5.17no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-38096
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oem-6.0no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-38096
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oem-6.1no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-38096
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-oem-6.11no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-38096
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-oem-6.146.14.0-1012.12UBUNTU-CVE-2025-38096
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oem-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-38096
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-oem-6.8no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-38096
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oracleno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-38096
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-oracleno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-38096
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-oracle-6.146.14.0-1013.13~24.04.1UBUNTU-CVE-2025-38096
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oracle-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-38096
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oracle-6.8no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-38096
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-raspino fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-38096
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-raspino fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-38096
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-raspi-realtimeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-38096
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-realtimeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-38096
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-realtimeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-38096
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-riscvno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-38096
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-riscvno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-38096
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-riscv-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-38096
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-riscv-6.146.14.0-32.32.1~24.04.1UBUNTU-CVE-2025-38096
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-riscv-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-38096
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-riscv-6.8no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-38096
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-starfive-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-38096
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-starfive-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-38096
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-starfive-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-38096
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-vmwareno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-38096
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-xilinxno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-38096
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-xilinx-zynqmpno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-38096

Affected products (as reported)

VendorProductVersions
Linux Linux e5d15cb530082cc13a6c9457eddd6f75b0f4de65 – before 0709bdf1faa6136c13808289b01db426cfd03ed7e5d15cb530082cc13a6c9457eddd6f75b0f4de65 – before 20d00e9b5309107b30d882a67639d6fbbfaba36ae5d15cb530082cc13a6c9457eddd6f75b0f4de65 – before 0446d34a853d9576e2a7628c803d2abd2f8cf3a8e5d15cb530082cc13a6c9457eddd6f75b0f4de65 – before d07a08f42dc7230c902e1af2a899a72b0a03aa69e5d15cb530082cc13a6c9457eddd6f75b0f4de65 – before c7f50d0433a016d43681592836a3d484817bfb34
Linux Linux 4.5

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