High severity · published Oct 1, 2025
CVE-2025-39891
wifi: mwifiex: Initialize the chan_stats array to zero
7.1
CVSS
0.2%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: wifi: mwifiex: Initialize the chan_stats array to zero The adapter->chan_stats[] array is initialized in mwifiex_init_channel_scan_gap() with vmalloc(), which doesn't zero out memory. The array is filled in mwifiex_update_chan_statistics() and then the user can query the data in mwifiex_cfg80211_dump_survey(). There are two potential issues here. What if the user calls mwifiex_cfg80211_dump_survey() before the data has been filled in. Also the mwifiex_update_chan_statistics() function doesn't necessarily initialize the whole array. Since the array was not initialized at the start that could result in an information leak. Also this array is pretty small. It's a maximum of 900 bytes so it's more appropriate to use kcalloc() instead vmalloc().
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H
Attack vector
Local
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
None
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.2% · higher than 6% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
KE
Kernel · Linux
3.19 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
LI
Linux · Linux
bf35443314acb43fa8a3f9f8046e14cbe178762b before 9eb0118b3470b4d2e4e3bbb1fc088b30c0285d65; bf35443314acb43fa8a3f9f8046e14cbe178762b before 05daef0442d28350a1a0d6d0e2cab4a7a91df475; bf35443314acb43fa8a3f9f8046e14cbe178762b before acdf26a912190fc6746e2a890d7d0338190527b4; bf35443314acb43fa8a3f9f8046e14cbe178762b before 32c124c9c03aa755cbaf60ef7f76afd918d47659; bf35443314acb43fa8a3f9f8046e14cbe178762b before 9df29aa5637d94d24f7c5f054ef4feaa7b766111; bf35443314acb43fa8a3f9f8046e14cbe178762b before 06616410a3e5e6cd1de5b7cbc668f1a7edeedad9; +3 more · source: vendor
DL
Debian Linux · Debian
11.0 · source: NVD