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Vulnerability · CVE-2025-39862

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: wifi: mt76: mt7915: fix list corruption after hardware restart Since stations are recreated from scratch, all li

Published Sep 19, 2025 · catalog updated Oct 21, 2026 · Linux Linux

Check if you run it

No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2025-39862. EPSS is 0.21%. Act only if a listed version of Linux Linux is installed.

Gaps on this record

  • No vendor fix or required action is stored. Compare the linked advisory before you change production.
Severity
High8.8
Known exploitation
Not in CISA/VulnCheck KEV
EPSS
0.21%
Remediation
Version ranges on file
Affected products
cpe linux/linux kernel · vendor Linux Linux 8a55712d124fd8a919e8a69b70643e1a97280b4b <6d40c15d70c2dba2f68dd50e452255bfa1b016f0

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: wifi: mt76: mt7915: fix list corruption after hardware restart Since stations are recreated from scratch, all lists that wcids are added to must be cleared before calling ieee80211_restart_hw. Set wcid->sta = 0 for each wcid entry in order to ensure that they are not added again before they are ready.

Are you affected?

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  • cpe linux/linux kernel6.17
  • cpe linux/linux kernel< 6.16.6
  • vendor Linux Linux 8a55712d124fd8a919e8a69b70643e1a97280b4b <6d40c15d70c2dba2f68dd50e452255bfa1b016f08a55712d124fd8a919e8a69b70643e1a97280b4b <6d40c15d70c2dba2f68dd50e452255bfa1b016f0

How to fix CVE-2025-39862

What to do

Three questions, each answered from this record only. Confirm the vendor advisory before you patch.

Should you patch?

No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2025-39862. EPSS is 0.21%. Act only if a listed version of Linux Linux is installed.

Which versions are affected?

Compare what you have installed with linux/linux kernel 6.17; linux/linux kernel < 6.16.6; Linux Linux 8a55712d124fd8a919e8a69b70643e1a97280b4b <6d40c15d70c2dba2f68dd50e452255bfa1b016f0 8a55712d124fd8a919e8a69b70643e1a97280b4b <6d40c15d70c2dba2f68dd50e452255bfa1b016f0. Compare the installed version with the linked vendor advisory before you change production.

What should an analyst verify?

CWE-787: Out-of-bounds Write. EPSS 0.21%. There is no CISA KEV listing. No Exploit-DB or Metasploit reference is linked. Use the source links for the original advisory.

Code

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Timeline

Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.

  1. Sep 19, 2025 · NIST NVD

    Detected

    In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: wifi: mt76: mt7915: fix list corruption after hardware restart Since stations are recreated from scratch, all lists that wcids are added to must be cleared before calling ieee80211_restart_hw. Set wcid->sta = 0 for each wcid entry in order to ensure that they are not added again before they are ready.

  2. Oct 21, 2026 · NIST NVD

    Updated

    In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: wifi: mt76: mt7915: fix list corruption after hardware restart Since stations are recreated from scratch, all lists that wcids are added to must be cleared before calling ieee80211_restart_hw. Set wcid->sta = 0 for each wcid entry in order to ensure that they are not added again before they are ready.

Sources

  • CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2025-39862

    Official CVE identifier

    cve.org
  • FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2025-39862

    30-day exploitation probability 0.21%

    first.org
  • EUVDVulnerability recordEUVD-2025-30338

    In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: wifi: mt76: mt7915: fix list corruption after hardware restart Since stations are recreated from scratch, all lists that wcids are added to must be cleared before calling ieee80211_restart_hw. Set wcid->sta = 0 f

    euvd.enisa.europa.eu
  • NIST NVDVulnerability recordCVE-2025-39862

    In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: wifi: mt76: mt7915: fix list corruption after hardware restart Since stations are recreated from scratch, all lists that wcids are added to must be cleared before calling ieee80211_restart_hw. Set wcid->sta = 0

    nvd.nist.gov

References

Freshness

Last verified in this catalog Oct 23, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.