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Vulnerability · CVE-2025-37744

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: wifi: ath12k: fix memory leak in ath12k_pci_remove() Kmemleak reported this error: unreferenced object 0xffff1c1

Published May 1, 2025 · catalog updated May 11, 2026 · Linux Linux

Check if you run it

No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2025-37744. EPSS is 0.16%. Act only if a listed version of Linux Linux is installed.

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  • No version range is stored. A customer cannot check an installed version against this record.
  • No vendor fix or required action is stored. Compare the linked advisory before you change production.
Severity
None0.0
Known exploitation
Not in CISA/VulnCheck KEV
EPSS
0.16%
Remediation
Vendor / distro source
Affected products
vendor Linux Linux patch: 0

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: wifi: ath12k: fix memory leak in ath12k_pci_remove() Kmemleak reported this error: unreferenced object 0xffff1c165cec3060 (size 32): comm "insmod", pid 560, jiffies 4296964570 (age 235.596s) backtrace: [ ] __kmem_cache_alloc_node+0x1f4/0x2c0 [ ] kmalloc_trace+0x40/0x88 [ ] _request_firmware+0xb8/0x608 [ ] firmware_request_nowarn+0x50/0x80 [ ] local_pci_probe+0x48/0xd0 [ ] pci_device_probe+0xb4/0x200 [ ] really_probe+0x150/0x2c0 The firmware memory was allocated in ath12k_pci_probe(), but not freed in ath12k_pci_remove() in cas

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How to fix CVE-2025-37744

What to do

Three questions, each answered from this record only. Confirm the vendor advisory before you patch.

Should you patch?

No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2025-37744. EPSS is 0.16%. Act only if a listed version of Linux Linux is installed.

Which versions are affected?

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What should an analyst verify?

No weakness class is stored. EPSS 0.16%. There is no CISA KEV listing. No Exploit-DB or Metasploit reference is linked. Use the source links for the original advisory.

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Timeline

Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.

  1. May 1, 2025 · EUVD

    Detected

    In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: wifi: ath12k: fix memory leak in ath12k_pci_remove() Kmemleak reported this error: unreferenced object 0xffff1c165cec3060 (size 32): comm "insmod", pid 560, jiffies 4296964570 (age 235.596s) backtrace: [ ] __kmem_cache_alloc_node+0x1f4/0x2c0 [ ] kmalloc_trace+0x40/0x88 [ ] _request_firmware+0xb8/0x608 [ ] firmware_request_nowarn+0

  2. May 11, 2026 · EUVD

    Updated

    In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: wifi: ath12k: fix memory leak in ath12k_pci_remove() Kmemleak reported this error: unreferenced object 0xffff1c165cec3060 (size 32): comm "insmod", pid 560, jiffies 4296964570 (age 235.596s) backtrace: [ ] __kmem_cache_alloc_node+0x1f4/0x2c0 [ ] kmalloc_trace+0x40/0x88 [ ] _request_firmware+0xb8/0x608 [ ] firmware_request_nowarn+0

Sources

  • CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2025-37744

    Official CVE identifier

    cve.org
  • FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2025-37744

    30-day exploitation probability 0.2%

    first.org
  • EUVDVulnerability recordEUVD-2025-13065

    In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: wifi: ath12k: fix memory leak in ath12k_pci_remove() Kmemleak reported this error: unreferenced object 0xffff1c165cec3060 (size 32): comm "insmod", pid 560, jiffies 4296964570 (age 235.596s) backtrace: [ ] __kmem

    euvd.enisa.europa.eu

References

Freshness

Last verified in this catalog Oct 18, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.