PT-2026-8179

CVE-2025-71222

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Published

2025-01-01

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Updated

2026-10-18

Description by

CVSS 4.0
5.7
Medium
MetricsAV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Linux kernel (affected versions not specified)
Description A flaw exists in the Linux kernel related to Wi-Fi functionality within the wlcore component. Specifically, the issue involves insufficient skb headroom before attempting to push data, potentially leading to skb under panic Oops errors originating from the wl1271 tx work function. This occurs when the available headroom is less than the required amount, typically around 16 bytes.
Recommendations At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.
Exploitability
Exploit
Vendors
Affected products
Related identifiers
AZL-77766
ECHO-ABBD-2627-482D
OPENSUSE-SU-2026:20416-1
SUSE-SU-2026:0962-1
SUSE-SU-2026:1081-1
SUSE-SU-2026:20667-1
SUSE-SU-2026:20720-1
SUSE-SU-2026:20838-1
SUSE-SU-2026:20845-1
SUSE-SU-2026:20873-1
SUSE-SU-2026:20876-1
SUSE-SU-2026:20931-1
SUSE-SU-2026:21284-1
USN-8278-1
USN-8278-2
USN-8289-1
USN-8289-2
USN-8296-1
USN-8296-2
USN-8393-1
USN-8440-1
USN-8493-1
USN-8493-2
USN-8499-1
USN-8527-1
USN-8528-1
USN-8547-1
USN-8547-2
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