# CVE-2025-38157: wifi: ath9k\_htc: Abort software beacon handling if disabled

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2025-07-03 · Updated: 2026-05-11

## Affected

- Linux: version range not reported
- Linux: 3.0

## Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: wifi: ath9k_htc: Abort software beacon handling if disabled A malicious USB device can send a WMI_SWBA_EVENTID event from an ath9k_htc-managed device before beaconing has been enabled. This causes a device-by-zero error in the driver, leading to either a crash or an out of bounds read. Prevent this by aborting the handling in ath9k_htc_swba() if beacons are not enabled.

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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/e5ce9df1d68094d37360dbd9b09289d42fa21e54
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0281c19074976ec48f0078d50530b406ddae75bc
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7ee3fb6258da8c890a51b514f60d7570dc703605
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/40471b23147c86ea3ed97faee79937c618250bd0
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5482ef9875eaa43f0435e14570e1193823de857e
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ee5ee646385f5846dcbc881389f3c44a197c402a
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5a85c21f812e02cb00ca07007d88acdd42d08c46
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ac4e317a95a1092b5da5b9918b7118759342641c

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