wifi: cfg80211: sme: cap SSID length in __cfg80211_connect_result()

Summary

CVECVE-2025-39849
StatePUBLISHED
AssignerLinux
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2025-09-19 16:15:43 UTC
Updated2026-05-12 13:17:16 UTC
DescriptionIn 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.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v3.1 7.8 HIGH from [email protected]

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Problem Types: CWE-787

CVSS v3.1 Breakdown

Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel All All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Linux Linux affected dd43f8f90206054e7da7593de0a334fb2cd0ea88 8e751d46336205abc259ed3990e850a9843fb649 git Not specified
CNA Linux Linux affected c38c701851011c94ce3be1ccb3593678d2933fd8 e472f59d02c82b511bc43a3f96d62ed08bf4537f git Not specified
CNA Linux Linux affected c38c701851011c94ce3be1ccb3593678d2933fd8 31229145e6ba5ace3e9391113376fa05b7831ede git Not specified
CNA Linux Linux affected c38c701851011c94ce3be1ccb3593678d2933fd8 5cb7cab7adf9b1e6a99e2081b0e30e9e59d07523 git Not specified
CNA Linux Linux affected c38c701851011c94ce3be1ccb3593678d2933fd8 62b635dcd69c4fde7ce1de4992d71420a37e51e3 git Not specified
CNA Linux Linux affected bf3c348c5fdcf00a7eeed04a1b83e454d2dca2e5 git Not specified
CNA Linux Linux affected 6.3 Not specified
CNA Linux Linux unaffected 6.3 semver Not specified
CNA Linux Linux unaffected 6.1.151 6.1.* semver Not specified
CNA Linux Linux unaffected 6.6.105 6.6.* semver Not specified
CNA Linux Linux unaffected 6.12.46 6.12.* semver Not specified
CNA Linux Linux unaffected 6.16.6 6.16.* semver Not specified
CNA Linux Linux unaffected 6.17 * original_commit_for_fix Not specified
ADP Siemens SIMATIC CN 4100 affected V5.0 custom Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
git.kernel.org/stable/c/8e751d46336205abc259ed3990e850a9843fb649 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 git.kernel.org Patch
lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/10/msg00008.html af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.debian.org Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
git.kernel.org/stable/c/62b635dcd69c4fde7ce1de4992d71420a37e51e3 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 git.kernel.org Patch
git.kernel.org/stable/c/31229145e6ba5ace3e9391113376fa05b7831ede 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 git.kernel.org Patch
cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-032379.html 0b142b55-0307-4c5a-b3c9-f314f3fb7c5e cert-portal.siemens.com
git.kernel.org/stable/c/5cb7cab7adf9b1e6a99e2081b0e30e9e59d07523 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 git.kernel.org Patch
git.kernel.org/stable/c/e472f59d02c82b511bc43a3f96d62ed08bf4537f 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 git.kernel.org Patch
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