# CVE-2025-38414: wifi: ath12k: fix GCC\_GCC\_PCIE\_HOT\_RST definition for WCN7850

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 6.6.160, 6.12.34, 6.15.3
- Published: 2025-07-25 · Updated: 2026-10-21

## Affected

- Linux: from d889913205cf7ebda905b1e62c5867ed4e39f6c2, fixed in ea2e6c150380021852c1ed2137a104e379a234bb; from d889913205cf7ebda905b1e62c5867ed4e39f6c2, fixed in 569972c5bdb839b0eaf8aba6ce76ea0b78e2acf8; from d889913205cf7ebda905b1e62c5867ed4e39f6c2, fixed in d71ac5694b33c80f1de97d074f6fbdc6c01a9d61; from d889913205cf7ebda905b1e62c5867ed4e39f6c2, fixed in 7588a893cde5385ad308400ff167d29a29913b3a
- Linux: 6.3
- Kernel (Linux): from 6.3.0, fixed in 6.6.160; from 6.7.0, 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 GCC_GCC_PCIE_HOT_RST definition for WCN7850 GCC_GCC_PCIE_HOT_RST is wrongly defined for WCN7850, causing kernel crash on some specific platforms. Since this register is divergent for WCN7850 and QCN9274, move it to register table to allow different definitions. Then correct the register address for WCN7850 to fix this issue. Note IPQ5332 is not affected as it is not PCIe based device. Tested-on: WCN7850 hw2.0 PCI WLAN.HMT.1.0.c5-00481-QCAHMTSWPL_V1.0_V2.0_SILICONZ-3

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Linux kernel, upgrade to a fixed version (6.6.160, 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/ea2e6c150380021852c1ed2137a104e379a234bb
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/569972c5bdb839b0eaf8aba6ce76ea0b78e2acf8
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d71ac5694b33c80f1de97d074f6fbdc6c01a9d61
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7588a893cde5385ad308400ff167d29a29913b3a

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