{"id":"AZL-64508","summary":"CVE-2025-38157 affecting package kernel for versions less than 6.6.96.1-1","details":"In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nwifi: ath9k_htc: Abort software beacon handling if disabled\n\nA malicious USB device can send a WMI_SWBA_EVENTID event from an\nath9k_htc-managed device before beaconing has been enabled. This causes\na device-by-zero error in the driver, leading to either a crash or an\nout of bounds read.\n\nPrevent this by aborting the handling in ath9k_htc_swba() if beacons are\nnot enabled.","modified":"2026-04-01T05:20:20.517468Z","published":"2025-07-03T09:15:30Z","upstream":["CVE-2025-38157"],"references":[{"type":"WEB","url":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-38157"}],"affected":[{"package":{"name":"kernel","ecosystem":"Azure Linux:3","purl":"pkg:rpm/azure-linux/kernel"},"ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"6.6.96.1-1"}]}],"database_specific":{"source":"https://github.com/microsoft/AzureLinuxVulnerabilityData/blob/main/osv/AZL-64508.json"}}],"schema_version":"1.7.5"}