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CVE-2025-39952HIGH
Linux Linux — wifi: wilc1000: avoid buffer overflow in WID string configuration
  AV  AC  PR  UI  S  C  I  A   CVSS    EPSS   %ile   KEV
   L   L   L   N  U  H  H  H    7.8   .0021   11.9     —
AFFECTED
  Product  Versions                                    Fixed
  Linux    c5c77ba18ea66aa05441c71e38473efb787705a4 –  —
  Linux    4.2 –                                       6.6.108
TIMELINE
  Apr 16  Reserved by Linux
  Oct 4   Published (CNA: Linux)
  Jul 30  RESCORED — CVE-2025-39952 (Linux). CVSS 8.8 → 7.8 (NVD).
CWE-787 · CNA: Linux · CVSS v3.1 · 4 references · NVD status: Modified

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: wifi: wilc1000: avoid buffer overflow in WID string configuration Fix the following copy overflow warning identified by Smatch checker. drivers/net/wireless/microchip/wilc1000/wlan_cfg.c:184 wilc_wlan_parse_response_frame() error: '__memcpy()' 'cfg->s[i]->str' copy overflow (512 vs 65537) This patch introduces size check before accessing the memory buffer. The checks are base on the WID type of received data from the firmware. For WID string configuration, the size limit is determined by individual element size in 'struct wilc_cfg_str_vals' that is maintained in 'len' field of 'struct wilc_cfg_str'.

Lifecycle

Complete event history — 3 events, chronological
DateEventDetail
April 16, 2025ReservedReserved by Linux
October 4, 2025PublishedPublished (CNA: Linux)
July 30, 2026RESCOREDRESCORED — CVE-2025-39952 (Linux). CVSS 8.8 → 7.8 (NVD).

Affected

Affected products and packages — 2 rows
VendorProduct / PackageEcosystemVersion introducedFixed
LinuxLinuxc5c77ba18ea66aa05441c71e38473efb787705a4
LinuxLinux4.26.6.108

Weaknesses

CWE-787

References (4)

Related

Authoritative record: CVE-2025-39952 at cve.org

Vendors: linux

Weaknesses: CWE-787

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