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CVE-2025-21930— wifi: iwlwifi: mvm: don't try to talk to a dead firmware

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Affected
Linux Linux
Exploitation
No confirmed in-the-wild exploitation; assess based on exposure
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Check the vendor advisory and references for a fixed version. If immediate upgrade is impossible, restrict exposure and increase monitoring.

Linux kernel是美国Linux基金会的开源操作系统Linux所使用的内核。 Linux kernel存在安全漏洞，该漏洞源于尝试与死固件通信。

AI Predicted 5.5 Difficulty: Trivial EPSS 0.20% · P9

Affected Version Matrix 8

VendorProduct Version RangeStatus
Linux Linux 268712dc3b344f3a835211e5846e6ebfd7a13cbd< 437e93ecd40754f9e938d524daf52a10c589e2d4 affected
268712dc3b344f3a835211e5846e6ebfd7a13cbd< e7c31a3f4f27d61b9ccd894a7bf4690f137da0ec affected
268712dc3b344f3a835211e5846e6ebfd7a13cbd< d73d2c6e3313f0ba60711ab4f4b9044eddca9ca5 affected
6.8 affected
< 6.8 unaffected
6.12.19≤ 6.12.* unaffected
6.13.7≤ 6.13.* unaffected
6.14≤ * unaffected
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I. Basic Information for CVE-2025-21930

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Vulnerability Title
wifi: iwlwifi: mvm: don't try to talk to a dead firmware
Source: CVE Program / CVE List V5
Vulnerability Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: wifi: iwlwifi: mvm: don't try to talk to a dead firmware This fixes: bad state = 0 WARNING: CPU: 10 PID: 702 at drivers/net/wireless/inel/iwlwifi/iwl-trans.c:178 iwl_trans_send_cmd+0xba/0xe0 [iwlwifi] Call Trace: <TASK> ? __warn+0xca/0x1c0 ? iwl_trans_send_cmd+0xba/0xe0 [iwlwifi 64fa9ad799a0e0d2ba53d4af93a53ad9a531f8d4] iwl_fw_dbg_clear_monitor_buf+0xd7/0x110 [iwlwifi 64fa9ad799a0e0d2ba53d4af93a53ad9a531f8d4] _iwl_dbgfs_fw_dbg_clear_write+0xe2/0x120 [iwlmvm 0e8adb18cea92d2c341766bcc10b18699290068a] Ask whether the firmware is alive before sending a command.
Source: CVE Program / CVE List V5
CVSS Information
N/A
Source: CVE Program / CVE List V5
Vulnerability Type
N/A
Source: CVE Program / CVE List V5
Vulnerability Title
Linux kernel 安全漏洞
Source: CNNVD (China National Vulnerability Database)
Vulnerability Description
Linux kernel是美国Linux基金会的开源操作系统Linux所使用的内核。 Linux kernel存在安全漏洞，该漏洞源于尝试与死固件通信。
Source: CNNVD (China National Vulnerability Database)
CVSS Information
N/A
Source: CNNVD (China National Vulnerability Database)
Vulnerability Type
N/A
Source: CNNVD (China National Vulnerability Database)

Affected Products

Vendor Product Affected Versions CPE Subscribe
Linux Linux 268712dc3b344f3a835211e5846e6ebfd7a13cbd ~ 437e93ecd40754f9e938d524daf52a10c589e2d4 -
Linux Linux 6.8 -

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Same Patch Batch · Linux · 2025-04-01 · 93 CVEs total

CVE-2025-21927 9.8 CRITICAL nvme-tcp: fix potential memory corruption in nvme_tcp_recv_pdu()
CVE-2025-21954 9.8 CRITICAL netmem: prevent TX of unreadable skbs
CVE-2025-21969 8.8 HIGH Bluetooth: L2CAP: Fix slab-use-after-free Read in l2cap_send_cmd
CVE-2025-21967 8.8 HIGH ksmbd: fix use-after-free in ksmbd_free_work_struct
CVE-2025-21945 8.8 HIGH ksmbd: fix use-after-free in smb2_lock
CVE-2025-21946 8.8 HIGH ksmbd: fix out-of-bounds in parse_sec_desc()
CVE-2025-21972 8.8 HIGH net: mctp: unshare packets when reassembling
CVE-2025-21955 8.8 HIGH ksmbd: prevent connection release during oplock break notification
CVE-2025-21947 8.1 HIGH ksmbd: fix type confusion via race condition when using ipc_msg_send_request
CVE-2025-21984 7.8 HIGH mm: fix kernel BUG when userfaultfd_move encounters swapcache
CVE-2025-21926 7.8 HIGH net: gso: fix ownership in __udp_gso_segment
CVE-2025-21965 7.8 HIGH sched_ext: Validate prev_cpu in scx_bpf_select_cpu_dfl()
CVE-2025-21958 7.8 HIGH Revert "openvswitch: switch to per-action label counting in conntrack"
CVE-2025-21914 7.8 HIGH slimbus: messaging: Free transaction ID in delayed interrupt scenario
CVE-2025-21949 7.8 HIGH LoongArch: Set hugetlb mmap base address aligned with pmd size
CVE-2025-21939 7.8 HIGH drm/xe/hmm: Don't dereference struct page pointers without notifier lock
CVE-2025-21919 7.8 HIGH sched/fair: Fix potential memory corruption in child_cfs_rq_on_list
CVE-2025-21934 7.8 HIGH rapidio: fix an API misues when rio_add_net() fails
CVE-2025-21923 7.8 HIGH HID: hid-steam: Fix use-after-free when detaching device
CVE-2025-21924 7.8 HIGH net: hns3: make sure ptp clock is unregister and freed if hclge_ptp_get_cycle returns an e

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