# CVE-2025-38642: wifi: mac80211: fix WARN\_ON for monitor mode on some devices

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2025-08-22 · Updated: 2026-05-11

## Affected

- Linux: version range not reported
- Linux: 6.13

## Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: wifi: mac80211: fix WARN_ON for monitor mode on some devices On devices without WANT_MONITOR_VIF (and probably without channel context support) we get a WARN_ON for changing the per-link setting of a monitor interface. Since we already skip AP_VLAN interfaces and MONITOR with WANT_MONITOR_VIF and/or NO_VIRTUAL_MONITOR should update the settings, catch this in the link change code instead of the warning.

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## Related

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## References

- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ff15498ebaa49c5429a74e70a1951dede60cd14c
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1e10ded6b0f9b0eeefaacbb6c6c6afff3f702812
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c57e5b9819dfd16d709bcd6cb633301ed0829a66

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