Import Source
https://github.com/microsoft/AzureLinuxVulnerabilityData/blob/main/osv/AZL-73542.json
JSON Data
https://api.test.osv.dev/v1/vulns/AZL-73542
Upstream
Published
2025-08-16T11:15:44Z
Modified
2026-04-01T05:22:38.254569Z
Summary
CVE-2025-38513 affecting package kernel for versions less than 5.15.200.1-1
Details

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

wifi: zd1211rw: Fix potential NULL pointer dereference in zdmactxtodev()

There is a potential NULL pointer dereference in zdmactxtodev(). For example, the following is possible:

    T0                      T1

zdmactxtodev() /* len == skbqueuelen(q) */ while (len > ZDMACMAXACKWAITERS) {

                  filter_ack()
                    spin_lock_irqsave(&q->lock, flags);
                    /* position == skb_queue_len(q) */
                    for (i=1; i<position; i++)
                          skb = __skb_dequeue(q)

                    if (mac->type == NL80211_IFTYPE_AP)
                      skb = __skb_dequeue(q);
                    spin_unlock_irqrestore(&q->lock, flags);

skb_dequeue() -> NULL

Since there is a small gap between checking skb queue length and skb being unconditionally dequeued in zdmactxtodev(), skbdequeue() can return NULL. Then the pointer is passed to zdmactxstatus() where it is dereferenced.

In order to avoid potential NULL pointer dereference due to situations like above, check if skb is not NULL before passing it to zdmactx_status().

Found by Linux Verification Center (linuxtesting.org) with SVACE.

References

Affected packages

Azure Linux:2 / kernel

Package

Name
kernel
Purl
pkg:rpm/azure-linux/kernel

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
5.15.200.1-1

Database specific

source
"https://github.com/microsoft/AzureLinuxVulnerabilityData/blob/main/osv/AZL-73542.json"