CVE-2025-38512

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: wifi: prevent A-MSDU attacks in mesh networks This patch is a mitigation to prevent the A-MSDU spoofing vulnerability for mesh networks. The initial update to the IEEE 802.11 standard, in response to the FragAttacks, missed this...

CVE-2025-38512 wifi: prevent A-MSDU attacks in mesh networks

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: wifi: prevent A-MSDU attacks in mesh networks This patch is a mitigation to prevent the A-MSDU spoofing vulnerability for mesh networks. The initial update to the IEEE 802.11 standard, in response to the FragAttacks, missed this...

CVE-2025-38512

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: wifi: prevent A-MSDU attacks in mesh networks This patch is a mitigation to prevent the A-MSDU spoofing vulnerability for mesh networks. The initial update to the IEEE 802.11 standard, in response to the FragAttacks, missed this...

Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2021-47396

The Linux/Unix host has one or more packages installed that are impacted by a vulnerability without a vendor supplied patch available. - mac80211-hwsim: fix late beacon hrtimer handling Thomas explained in https://lore.kernel.org/r/87mtoeb4hb.ffs@tglx that our handling of the hrtimer here is wron...

Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2018-8087

The Linux/Unix host has one or more packages installed that are impacted by a vulnerability without a vendor supplied patch available. - Memory leak in the hwsimnewradionl function in drivers/net/wireless/mac80211hwsim.c in the Linux kernel through 4.15.9 allows local users to cause a denial of...

SUSE CVE-2021-47396

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: mac80211-hwsim: fix late beacon hrtimer handling Thomas explained in https://lore.kernel.org/r/87mtoeb4hb.ffs@tglx that our handling of the hrtimer here is wrong: If the timer fires late e.g. due to vCPU scheduling, as reported b...

CVE-2021-47396

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: mac80211-hwsim: fix late beacon hrtimer handling Thomas explained in https://lore.kernel.org/r/87mtoeb4hb.ffs@tglx that our handling of the hrtimer here is wrong: If the timer fires late e.g. due to vCPU scheduling, as reported b...

CVE-2021-47396

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: mac80211-hwsim: fix late beacon hrtimer handling Thomas explained in https://lore.kernel.org/r/87mtoeb4hb.ffs@tglx that our handling of the hrtimer here is wrong: If the timer fires late e.g. due to vCPU scheduling, as reported b...

DEBIAN-CVE-2021-47396

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: mac80211-hwsim: fix late beacon hrtimer handling Thomas explained in https://lore.kernel.org/r/87mtoeb4hb.ffs@tglx that our handling of the hrtimer here is wrong: If the timer fires late e.g. due to vCPU scheduling, as reported b...

CVE-2021-47396

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: mac80211-hwsim: fix late beacon hrtimer handling Thomas explained in https://lore.kernel.org/r/87mtoeb4hb.ffs@tglx that our handling of the hrtimer here is wrong: If the timer fires late e.g. due to vCPU scheduling, as reported b...

CVE-2021-47396

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: mac80211-hwsim: fix late beacon hrtimer handling Thomas explained in https://lore.kernel.org/r/87mtoeb4hb.ffs@tglx that our handling of the hrtimer here is wrong: If the timer fires late e.g. due to vCPU scheduling, as reported b...

UBUNTU-CVE-2021-47396

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: mac80211-hwsim: fix late beacon hrtimer handling Thomas explained in https://lore.kernel.org/r/87mtoeb4hb.ffs@tglx that our handling of the hrtimer here is wrong: If the timer fires late e.g. due to vCPU scheduling, as reported b...

CVE-2021-47396

CVE-2021-47396 is a Linux kernel issue affecting mac80211-hwsim beacon timing. The root cause is improper late hrtimer handling: when a timer fires late, the code re-arms for the next deadline, which can already be in the past, causing repeated misalignment and potential stalls. The fix, as descr...

CVE-2021-47396 mac80211-hwsim: fix late beacon hrtimer handling

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: mac80211-hwsim: fix late beacon hrtimer handling Thomas explained in https://lore.kernel.org/r/87mtoeb4hb.ffs@tglx that our handling of the hrtimer here is wrong: If the timer fires late e.g. due to vCPU scheduling, as reported b...

CVE-2021-47396

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: mac80211-hwsim: fix late beacon hrtimer handling Thomas explained in https://lore.kernel.org/r/87mtoeb4hb.ffs@tglx that our handling of the hrtimer here is wrong: If the timer fires late e.g. due to vCPU scheduling, as reported b...

CVE-2021-47396: Undefined Security Weakness

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: mac80211-hwsim: fix late beacon hrtimer handling Thomas explained in https://lore.kernel.org/r/87mtoeb4hb.ffs@tglx that our handling of the hrtimer here is wrong: If the timer fires late e.g. due to vCPU scheduling, as reported b...

Linux Kernel Security Vulnerabilities

Linux kernel is the kernel used by Linux, the open source operating system of the Linux Foundation in the United States. A security vulnerability exists in the Linux kernel that stems from the mac80211-hwsim module that delays the processing of hrtimer...

kernel: wifi: mac80211_hwsim: Fix possible NULL dereference

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: wifi: mac80211hwsim: Fix possible NULL dereference In a call to mac80211hwsimselecttxlink the sta pointer might be NULL, thus need to check that it is not NULL before accessing it...

kernel: wifi: mac80211_hwsim: drop short frames

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: wifi: mac80211hwsim: drop short frames While technically some control frames like ACK are shorter and end after Address 1, such frames shouldn't be forwarded through wmediumd or similar userspace, so require the full 3-address...

PT-2025-38039

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Linux kernel affected versions not specified Description The Linux kernel contains an issue in the mac80211 hwsim component where short frames are not properly handled. Specifically, control frames, such as ACK frames, are shorter than expecte...