CVE-2025-38644 Affecting kernel-uek package, versions <0:6.12.0-104.43.4.2.el9uek


Severity

Recommended
high

Based on Oracle Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.04% (10th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ORACLE9-KERNELUEK-13566877
  • published16 Oct 2025
  • disclosed22 Aug 2025

Introduced: 22 Aug 2025

CVE-2025-38644  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Oracle:9 kernel-uek to version 0:6.12.0-104.43.4.2.el9uek or higher.
This issue was patched in ELSA-2025-20662.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream kernel-uek package and not the kernel-uek package as distributed by Oracle. See How to fix? for Oracle:9 relevant fixed versions and status.

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

wifi: mac80211: reject TDLS operations when station is not associated

syzbot triggered a WARN in ieee80211_tdls_oper() by sending NL80211_TDLS_ENABLE_LINK immediately after NL80211_CMD_CONNECT, before association completed and without prior TDLS setup.

This left internal state like sdata->u.mgd.tdls_peer uninitialized, leading to a WARN_ON() in code paths that assumed it was valid.

Reject the operation early if not in station mode or not associated.

CVSS Base Scores

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