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AV AC PR UI S C I A CVSS EPSS %ile KEV L L L N U H H H 7.8 .0020 10.5 —
AFFECTED Product Versions Fixed Linux dd43f8f90206054e7da7593de0a334fb2cd0ea88 – — Linux 6.3 – 6.1.151
TIMELINE Apr 16 Reserved by Linux Sep 19 Published (CNA: Linux) Jul 30 RESCORED — CVE-2025-39849 (Linux). CVSS 8.8 → 7.8 (NVD).
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: wifi: cfg80211: sme: cap SSID length in __cfg80211_connect_result() If the ssid->datalen is more than IEEE80211_MAX_SSID_LEN (32) it would lead to memory corruption so add some bounds checking.
| Date | Event | Detail |
|---|---|---|
| April 16, 2025 | Reserved | Reserved by Linux |
| September 19, 2025 | Published | Published (CNA: Linux) |
| July 30, 2026 | RESCORED | RESCORED — CVE-2025-39849 (Linux). CVSS 8.8 → 7.8 (NVD). |
Authoritative record: CVE-2025-39849 at cve.org
Vendors: linux
Weaknesses: CWE-787
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