CVE-2025-39864: wifi: cfg80211: fix use-after-free in cmp_bss()

High severity · published Sep 19, 2025

CVE-2025-39864

wifi: cfg80211: fix use-after-free in cmp_bss()

7.8

CVSS

0.2%

EPSS

On KEV

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: wifi: cfg80211: fix use-after-free in cmp_bss() Following bss_free() quirk introduced in commit 776b3580178f ("cfg80211: track hidden SSID networks properly"), adjust cfg80211_update_known_bss() to free the last beacon frame elements only if they're not shared via the corresponding 'hidden_beacon_bss' pointer.

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Attack vector

Local

Complexity

Low

Privileges

Low

User interaction

None

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

High

Availability

High

Scope

Unchanged

Exploitation

Is it being used?

Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.2% · higher than 14% of CVEs

Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet

CISA KEVNot listed

Ransomware campaign useNot known

Affected products

Which versions

Kernel · Linux

5.4 before 5.4.299; 5.5 before 5.10.243; 5.11 before 5.15.192; 5.16 before 6.1.151; 6.2 before 6.6.105; 6.7 before 6.12.46; +5 more · source: NVD

Linux · Linux

3ab8227d3e7d1d2bf1829675d3197e3cb600e9f6 before a8bb681e879ca3c9f722aa08d3d7ae41c42a8807; 3ab8227d3e7d1d2bf1829675d3197e3cb600e9f6 before a97a9791e455bb0cd5e7a38b5abcb05523d4e21c; 3ab8227d3e7d1d2bf1829675d3197e3cb600e9f6 before ff040562c10a540b8d851f7f4145fa112977f853; 3ab8227d3e7d1d2bf1829675d3197e3cb600e9f6 before 6854476d9e1aeaaf05ebc98d610061c2075db07d; 3ab8227d3e7d1d2bf1829675d3197e3cb600e9f6 before b7d08929178c16398278613df07ad65cf63cce9d; 3ab8227d3e7d1d2bf1829675d3197e3cb600e9f6 before 5b7ae04969f822283a95c866967e42b4d75e0eef; +3 more · source: vendor

Debian Linux · Debian

11.0 · source: NVD

RUGGEDCOM RST2428P · Siemens

before V3.3 · source: CISA

SCALANCE XC-300/XR-300/XC-400/XR-500WG/XR-500 family · Siemens

before V3.3 · source: CISA

SCALANCE XCH328 · Siemens

before V3.3 · source: CISA

SCALANCE XCM324 · Siemens

before V3.3 · source: CISA

SCALANCE XCM328 · Siemens

before V3.3 · source: CISA

SCALANCE XCM332 · Siemens

before V3.3 · source: CISA

SCALANCE XRH334 (24 V DC, 8xFO, CC) · Siemens

before V3.3 · source: CISA

SCALANCE XRM334 (230 V AC, 12xFO) · Siemens

before V3.3 · source: CISA

SCALANCE XRM334 (230 V AC, 8xFO) · Siemens

before V3.3 · source: CISA

In the news

VulnerabilityHigh

Siemens SINEC OS

View CSAF Summary SINEC OS before V3.3 contains third-party components with multiple vulnerabilities. Siemens has released new versions for the affected products and recommends to update to the latest versions. The following versions of Siemens SINEC OS are affected: RUGGEDCOM RST2428P (6GK6242-6PA00) vers:intdot/<3.3 (CVE-2022-48174, CVE-2023-7256, CVE-2023-39810, CVE-2023-42363, CVE-2023-42364, CVE-2023-42365, CVE-2023-42366, CVE-2024-6197, CVE-2024-6874, CVE-2024-7264, CVE-2024-8006, CVE-2024-8096, CVE-2024-9681, CVE-2024-11053, CVE-2024-12718, CVE-2024-41996, CVE-2024-47619, CVE-2024-52533, CVE-2025-0167, CVE-2025-0665, CVE-2025-0725, CVE-2025-1390, CVE-2025-3360, CVE-2025-4138, CVE-2025-4330, CVE-2025-4373, CVE-2025-4435, CVE-2025-4516, CVE-2025-4517, CVE-2025-6141, CVE-2025-9086, CVE-2025-9230, CVE-2025-9231, CVE-2025-9232, CVE-2025-10148, CVE-2025-27587, CVE-2025-32433, CVE-2025-38084, CVE-2025-38085, CVE-2025-38086, CVE-2025-38345, CVE-2025-38350, CVE-2025-38498, CVE-2025-39839, CVE-2025-39841, CVE-2025-39846, CVE-2025-39853, CVE-2025-39860, CVE-2025-39864, CVE-2025-39865, CVE-2025-59375) SCALANCE XCH328 (6GK5328-4TS01-2EC2) vers:intdot/<3.3 (CVE-2022-48174, CVE-2023-7256, CVE-2023-39810, CVE-2023-42363, CVE-2023-42364, CVE-2023-42365, CVE-2023-42366, CVE-2024-6197, CVE-2024-6874, CVE-2024-7264, CVE-2024-8006, CVE-2024-8096, CVE-2024-9681, CVE-2024-11053, CVE-2024-12718, CVE-2024-41996, CVE-2024-47619, CVE-2024-52533, CVE-2025-0167, CVE-2025-0665...

CVE-2022-48174 CVE-2023-7256 CVE-2023-39810

Feb 12, 2026·CISA Advisories

Affected product

Kernel

Linux

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References

NVD

https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-39864

CVE.org

https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-39864

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