# CVE-2025-38317: wifi: ath12k: Fix buffer overflow in debugfs

- Severity: CVSS 7.8 (High), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=total
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 6.12.34, 6.15.3
- Published: 2025-07-10 · Updated: 2026-10-15

## Affected

- Linux: from 3f73c24f28b317f22df7870c25ff82f1d625c6c2, fixed in 0c57aa8ef94cffc5c2d68230e19329a03e71a94f; from 3f73c24f28b317f22df7870c25ff82f1d625c6c2, fixed in 8c4a200d03574bfcbf54fdb7ba5968b58ad2e0b3; from 3f73c24f28b317f22df7870c25ff82f1d625c6c2, fixed in 8c7a5031a6b0d42e640fbd2d5d05f61f74e32dce
- Linux: 6.11
- Kernel (Linux): from 6.11.0, fixed in 6.12.34; from 6.13.0, fixed in 6.15.3

## Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: wifi: ath12k: Fix buffer overflow in debugfs If the user tries to write more than 32 bytes then it results in memory corruption. Fortunately, this is debugfs so it's limited to root users.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Linux kernel, upgrade to a fixed version (6.12.34, 6.15.3) per the references below.
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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/0c57aa8ef94cffc5c2d68230e19329a03e71a94f
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8c4a200d03574bfcbf54fdb7ba5968b58ad2e0b3
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8c7a5031a6b0d42e640fbd2d5d05f61f74e32dce

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