DEBIAN-CVE-2025-38513
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: wifi: zd1211rw: Fix potential NULL pointer dereference in zd_mac_tx_to_dev() There is a potential NULL pointer dereference in zd_mac_tx_to_dev(). For example, the following is possible: T0 T1 zd_mac_tx_to_dev() /* len == skb_queue_len(q) */ while (len > ZD_MAC_MAX_ACK_WAITERS) { filter_ack() spin_lock_irqsave(&q->lock, flags); /* position == skb_queue_len(q) */ for (i=1; i<position; i++) skb = __skb_dequeue(q) if (mac->type == NL80211_IFTYPE_AP) skb = __skb_dequeue(q); spin_unlock_irqrestore(&q->lock, flags); skb_dequeue() -> NULL Since there is a small gap between checking skb queue length and skb being unconditionally dequeued in zd_mac_tx_to_dev(), skb_dequeue() can return NULL. Then the pointer is passed to zd_mac_tx_status() where it is dereferenced. In order to avoid potential NULL pointer dereference due to situations like above, check if skb is not NULL before passing it to zd_mac_tx_status(). Found by Linux Verification Center (linuxtesting.org) with SVACE.
Risk Scores
Affected Products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Debian:12 | linux | 0, 6.1.55-1, 6.1.99-1 |
| Debian:11 | linux | 5.10.103-1, 0, 5.10.103-1 |
| Debian:13 | linux | 0, 6.12.38-1, 0 |
| Debian:14 | linux | 6.15-1~exp1, 6.15.2-1~exp1, 6.15.1-1~exp1 |
| Debian:11 | linux-6.1 | *, 0, 6.1.106-3 |
Exploit Intelligence
- 3510.3.8.yml (github-poc)
Timeline
- Aug 16, 2025 CVE Published
- Apr 28, 2026 CVE Updated