# CVE-2025-37982: wifi: wl1251: fix memory leak in wl1251\_tx\_work

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2025-05-20 · Updated: 2026-05-11

## Affected

- Linux: version range not reported
- Linux: 2.6.32

## Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: wifi: wl1251: fix memory leak in wl1251_tx_work The skb dequeued from tx_queue is lost when wl1251_ps_elp_wakeup fails with a -ETIMEDOUT error. Fix that by queueing the skb back to tx_queue.

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## Related

- Browse: [Linux kernel](https://cve.now/tech/linux-kernel.md) · [Latest entries](https://cve.now/latest.md)

## References

- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/13c9744c1bcdb5de4e7dc1a78784788ecec52add
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f08448a885403722c5c77dae51964badfcb69495
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2996144be660d930d5e394652abe08fe89dbe00e
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8fd4b9551af214d037fbc9d8e179840b8b917841
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4a43fd36710669d67dbb5c16287a58412582ca26
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/52f224009ce1e44805e6ff3ffc2a06af9c1c3c5b
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5a90c29d0204c5ffc45b43b4eced6eef0e19a33a
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a0f0dc96de03ffeefc2a177b7f8acde565cb77f4

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