In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: wifi: iwlwifi: Fix error code in iwl_op_mode_dvm_start() Preserve the error code if iwl_setup_deferred_work() fa

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• cpe linux/linux kernel< 5.11
• cpe linux/linux kernel< 5.16
• cpe linux/linux kernel< 5.5
• cpe linux/linux kernel< 6.13
• cpe linux/linux kernel< 6.2
• cpe linux/linux kernel< 6.7
• vendor Linux Linux 6663c52608d8d8727bf1911e6d9218069ba1c85e6663c52608d8d8727bf1911e6d9218069ba1c85e

How to fix CVE-2025-38656

• Recommended remediation

  Affected version ranges suggest a fixed boundary. Verify against the vendor advisory for your release.

• Official advisories

  • CVE.org · cve.org
  • EUVD · euvd.enisa.europa.eu
  • NIST NVD · nvd.nist.gov

What to do

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

Code

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• Repository · git.kernel.org
• Repository · git.kernel.org
• Repository · git.kernel.org
• Repository · git.kernel.org
• Repository · git.kernel.org

Timeline

Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.

1. Aug 22, 2025 · EUVD

   Detected

   In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: wifi: iwlwifi: Fix error code in iwl_op_mode_dvm_start() Preserve the error code if iwl_setup_deferred_work() fails. The current code returns ERR_PTR(0) (which is NULL) on this path. I believe the missing error code potentially leads to a use after free involving debugfs.

2. Aug 5, 2026 · EUVD

   Updated

   In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: wifi: iwlwifi: Fix error code in iwl_op_mode_dvm_start() Preserve the error code if iwl_setup_deferred_work() fails. The current code returns ERR_PTR(0) (which is NULL) on this path. I believe the missing error code potentially leads to a use after free involving debugfs.

3. Oct 21, 2026 · NIST NVD

   Updated

   In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: wifi: iwlwifi: Fix error code in iwl_op_mode_dvm_start() Preserve the error code if iwl_setup_deferred_work() fails. The current code returns ERR_PTR(0) (which is NULL) on this path. I believe the missing error code potentially leads to a use after free involving debugfs.

Sources

• CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2025-38656

  Official CVE identifier

  cve.org
• EUVDVulnerability recordEUVD-2025-25546

  In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: wifi: iwlwifi: Fix error code in iwl_op_mode_dvm_start() Preserve the error code if iwl_setup_deferred_work() fails. The current code returns ERR_PTR(0) (which is NULL) on this path. I believe the missing error c

  euvd.enisa.europa.eu
• NIST NVDVulnerability recordCVE-2025-38656

  In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: wifi: iwlwifi: Fix error code in iwl_op_mode_dvm_start() Preserve the error code if iwl_setup_deferred_work() fails. The current code returns ERR_PTR(0) (which is NULL) on this path. I believe the missing err

  nvd.nist.gov

References

• EUVD record · euvd.enisa.europa.eu
• EUVD reference · git.kernel.org
• Reference · git.kernel.org
• EUVD reference · git.kernel.org
• EUVD reference · git.kernel.org
• Reference · git.kernel.org

Freshness

Last verified in this catalog Oct 21, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.