CVE-2025-38096
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wifi: iwlwifi: don't warn when if there is a FW error
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: wifi: iwlwifi: don't warn when if there is a FW error iwl_trans_reclaim is warning if it is called when the FW is not alive. But if it is called when there is a pending restart, i.e. after a FW error, there is no need to warn, instead - return silently.
Exploit probability
0.2%
Published
July 3, 2025
Required by
Not available
Last source change
August 12, 2026
02 / AFFECTED SOFTWARE
Affected packages
03 / CONNECTIONS
Connected vulnerabilities
04 / EVIDENCE
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Open Source Vulnerabilities
CVE-2025-38096
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In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: wifi: iwlwifi: don't warn when if there is a FW error iwl_trans_reclaim is warning if it is called when the FW is not alive. But if it is called when there is a pending restart, i.e. after a FW error, there is no need to warn, instead - return silently.
05 / REFERENCES
Further evidence
- https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0446d34a853d9576e2a7628c803d2abd2f8cf3a8
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c7f50d0433a016d43681592836a3d484817bfb34
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d07a08f42dc7230c902e1af2a899a72b0a03aa69
- https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2025/38xxx/CVE-2025-38096.json
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-38096