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High · 8.8 CVE-2025-39849 EUVD-2025-30351GHSA-wfxg-5hf2-j2vg

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

Published Sep 19, 2025 · Updated Aug 5, 2026 · Assigned by Linux

Vendor: Linux Product: Linux Package: kernel Package: linux Package: linux Package: linux-allwinner-5.19 Package: linux-aws Package: linux-aws-5.0 Package: linux-aws-5.11 Package: linux-aws-5.13 Package: linux-aws-5.19 Package: linux-aws-5.3 Package: linux-aws-5.8 Package: linux-aws-6.14 Package: linux-aws-6.2 Package: linux-aws-6.5 Package: linux-aws-6.8 Package: linux-aws-fips Package: linux-azure Package: linux-azure-5.11 Package: linux-azure-5.13 Package: linux-azure-5.19 Package: linux-azure-5.3 Package: linux-azure-5.8 Package: linux-azure-6.11 Package: linux-azure-6.14 Package: linux-azure-6.2 Package: linux-azure-6.5 Package: linux-azure-6.8 Package: linux-azure-edge Package: linux-azure-fde Package: linux-azure-fde-5.19 Package: linux-azure-fde-6.14 Package: linux-azure-fde-6.2 Package: linux-azure-fde-6.8 Package: linux-azure-fips Package: linux-azure-nvidia Package: linux-azure-nvidia-6.14 Package: linux-bluefield Package: linux-fips Package: linux-gcp Package: linux-gcp-5.11 Package: linux-gcp-5.13 Package: linux-gcp-5.19 Package: linux-gcp-5.3 Package: linux-gcp-5.8 Package: linux-gcp-6.11 Package: linux-gcp-6.14 Package: linux-gcp-6.2 Package: linux-gcp-6.5 Package: linux-gcp-6.8 Package: linux-gcp-fips Package: linux-gke Package: linux-gke-4.15 Package: linux-gke-5.15 Package: linux-gke-5.4 Package: linux-gkeop Package: linux-gkeop-5.15 Package: linux-gkeop-5.4 Package: linux-hwe Package: linux-hwe-5.11 Package: linux-hwe-5.13 Package: linux-hwe-5.19 Package: linux-hwe-5.8 Package: linux-hwe-6.11 Package: linux-hwe-6.14 Package: linux-hwe-6.2 Package: linux-hwe-6.5 Package: linux-hwe-6.8 Package: linux-hwe-edge Package: linux-ibm Package: linux-ibm-6.8 Package: linux-intel Package: linux-intel-5.13 Package: linux-intel-iot-realtime Package: linux-lowlatency Package: linux-lowlatency-hwe-5.19 Package: linux-lowlatency-hwe-6.11 Package: linux-lowlatency-hwe-6.2 Package: linux-lowlatency-hwe-6.5 Package: linux-lowlatency-hwe-6.8 Package: linux-nvidia Package: linux-nvidia-6.11 Package: linux-nvidia-6.2 Package: linux-nvidia-6.5 Package: linux-nvidia-6.8 Package: linux-nvidia-lowlatency Package: linux-nvidia-tegra Package: linux-oem Package: linux-oem-5.10 Package: linux-oem-5.13 Package: linux-oem-5.14 Package: linux-oem-5.17 Package: linux-oem-5.6 Package: linux-oem-6.0 Package: linux-oem-6.1 Package: linux-oem-6.11 Package: linux-oem-6.14 Package: linux-oem-6.5 Package: linux-oem-6.8 Package: linux-oracle Package: linux-oracle-5.0 Package: linux-oracle-5.11 Package: linux-oracle-5.13 Package: linux-oracle-5.3 Package: linux-oracle-5.8 Package: linux-oracle-6.14 Package: linux-oracle-6.5 Package: linux-oracle-6.8 Package: linux-raspi Package: linux-raspi-realtime Package: linux-raspi2 Package: linux-realtime Package: linux-realtime-6.14 Package: linux-realtime-6.8 Package: linux-riscv Package: linux-riscv-5.11 Package: linux-riscv-5.19 Package: linux-riscv-5.8 Package: linux-riscv-6.14 Package: linux-riscv-6.5 Package: linux-riscv-6.8 Package: linux-starfive-5.19 Package: linux-starfive-6.2 Package: linux-starfive-6.5 Package: linux-vmware Package: linux-xilinx Platform: Linux Ecosystem: Azure Linux Ecosystem: Debian Ecosystem: Ubuntu

Description

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.

Affected products

VendorProductAffectedFixed
Linux Linux 6.1.16 – < 6.1.151, 6.2.3 – < 6.3, 6.3 6.1.151

Fixed in Linux distributions

Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.

ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
Debian 14 linux 6.16.6-1 —
Debian 13 linux 6.12.48-1 DSA-6008-1
Debian 12 linux 6.1.153-1 DSA-6009-1
Debian 11 linux-6.1 6.1.153-1~deb11u1 DLA-4328-1
ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
Ubuntu Nvidia-BlueField 24.04 LTS linux-bluefield 6.8.0-1017.21 —
Ubuntu 25.10 linux-azure-fde No fix yet —
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS linux 6.8.0-106.106 USN-8095-1
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS linux-aws 6.8.0-1050.53 USN-8095-1
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS linux-azure 6.8.0-1051.57 USN-8125-1
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS linux-azure-fde 6.8.0-1058.65 —
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS linux-azure-nvidia 6.8.0-1039.42 —
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS linux-gcp 6.8.0-1052.55 USN-8095-1
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS linux-gke 6.8.0-1048.53 USN-8095-1
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS linux-gkeop 6.8.0-1035.38 USN-8095-1
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS linux-ibm 6.8.0-1049.49 USN-8095-1
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS linux-intel +19 No fix yet —
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS linux-lowlatency 6.8.0-106.106.1 USN-8095-1
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS linux-nvidia 6.8.0-1049.52 USN-8100-1
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS linux-nvidia-lowlatency 6.8.0-1049.52.1 USN-8100-1
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS linux-nvidia-tegra 6.8.0-1020.20 —
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS linux-oracle 6.8.0-1047.48 USN-8095-1
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS linux-raspi 6.8.0-1050.54 USN-8095-5
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS linux-xilinx 6.8.0-1028.29 USN-8261-1
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS linux-aws-6.8 6.8.0-1050.53~22.04.1 USN-8095-4
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS linux-azure-6.8 6.8.0-1051.57~22.04.1 USN-8126-1
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS linux-azure-fde-6.8 6.8.0-1058.65~22.04.1 —
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS linux-gcp-6.8 6.8.0-1052.55~22.04.1 USN-8095-1
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS linux-hwe-6.8 +1 6.8.0-106.106~22.04.1 USN-8095-1
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS linux-ibm-6.8 6.8.0-1049.49~22.04.1 USN-8095-1
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS linux-lowlatency-hwe-6.8 6.8.0-106.106.1~22.04.1 USN-8095-1
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS linux-nvidia-6.8 6.8.0-1049.52~22.04.1 USN-8100-1
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS linux-oracle-6.8 6.8.0-1047.48~22.04.1 USN-8095-1
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS linux-riscv +32 No fix yet —
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS linux-gke +28 No fix yet —
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ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
Ubuntu 18.04 LTS linux-gcp +14 No fix yet —
Ubuntu 16.04 LTS linux-hwe-edge No fix yet —
Ubuntu Pro Realtime 24.04 LTS linux-raspi-realtime 6.8.0-2040.41 USN-8095-5
Ubuntu Pro Realtime 24.04 LTS linux-realtime 6.8.1-1045.46 USN-8095-3
Ubuntu Pro Realtime 24.04 LTS linux-realtime-6.14 No fix yet —
Ubuntu Pro Realtime 22.04 LTS linux-realtime-6.8 6.8.1-1045.46~22.04.1 USN-8095-3
Ubuntu Pro FIPS-updates 24.04 LTS linux-aws-fips 6.8.0-1050.53+fips1 USN-8095-2
Ubuntu Pro FIPS-updates 24.04 LTS linux-azure-fips 6.8.0-1052.58+fips1 USN-8165-1
Ubuntu Pro FIPS-updates 24.04 LTS linux-fips 6.8.0-106.106+fips1 USN-8095-2
Ubuntu Pro FIPS-updates 24.04 LTS linux-gcp-fips 6.8.0-1052.55+fips1 USN-8095-2
Ubuntu Pro 26.04 LTS linux 7.0.0-30.30 LSN-0122-1
Ubuntu Pro 26.04 LTS linux-aws 7.0.0-1011.11 LSN-0122-1
Ubuntu Pro 26.04 LTS linux-azure 7.0.0-1012.12 LSN-0122-1
Ubuntu Pro 26.04 LTS linux-gcp 7.0.0-1010.10 LSN-0122-1
Ubuntu Pro 24.04 LTS linux 6.8.0-142.142 LSN-0122-1
Ubuntu Pro 24.04 LTS linux-aws 6.8.0-1065.68 LSN-0122-1
Ubuntu Pro 24.04 LTS linux-azure 6.8.0-1068.76 LSN-0122-1
Ubuntu Pro 24.04 LTS linux-gcp 6.8.0-1069.77 LSN-0122-1
Ubuntu Pro 24.04 LTS linux-gke 6.8.0-1064.72 LSN-0122-1
Ubuntu Pro 24.04 LTS linux-ibm 6.8.0-1065.66 LSN-0122-1
Ubuntu Pro 24.04 LTS linux-oracle 6.8.0-1062.65 LSN-0122-1
Ubuntu Pro 22.04 LTS linux 5.15.0-202.212 LSN-0122-1
Ubuntu Pro 22.04 LTS linux-aws 5.15.0-1119.126 LSN-0122-1
Ubuntu Pro 22.04 LTS linux-aws-6.8 6.8.0-1065.68~22.04.1 LSN-0122-1
Ubuntu Pro 22.04 LTS linux-azure 5.15.0-1125.134 LSN-0122-1
Ubuntu Pro 22.04 LTS linux-gcp 5.15.0-1120.130 LSN-0122-1
Ubuntu Pro 22.04 LTS linux-gcp-6.8 6.8.0-1069.77~22.04.1 LSN-0122-1
Ubuntu Pro 22.04 LTS linux-gke 5.15.0-1115.121 LSN-0122-1
Ubuntu Pro 22.04 LTS linux-hwe-6.8 6.8.0-149.149~22.04.1 LSN-0122-1
Ubuntu Pro 22.04 LTS linux-ibm 5.15.0-1113.117 LSN-0122-1
Ubuntu Pro 22.04 LTS linux-ibm-6.8 6.8.0-1066.67~22.04.1 LSN-0122-1
Ubuntu Pro 22.04 LTS linux-lowlatency 5.15.0-197.207 LSN-0122-1
Ubuntu Pro 20.04 LTS linux 5.4.0-245.265 LSN-0122-1
Ubuntu Pro 18.04 LTS linux 4.15.0-260.272 LSN-0122-1
Ubuntu Pro 18.04 LTS linux-aws 4.15.0-1197.210 LSN-0122-1
Ubuntu Pro 18.04 LTS linux-azure-4.15 4.15.0-1207.222 LSN-0122-1
Ubuntu Pro 18.04 LTS linux-gcp-4.15 4.15.0-1190.207 LSN-0122-1
Ubuntu Pro 18.04 LTS linux-hwe-5.4 5.4.0-245.265~18.04.1 LSN-0122-1
Ubuntu Pro 18.04 LTS linux-oracle 4.15.0-1160.171 LSN-0122-1
Ubuntu Pro 16.04 LTS linux 4.4.0-291.325 LSN-0122-1
Ubuntu Pro 16.04 LTS linux-aws 4.4.0-1200.215 LSN-0122-1
Ubuntu Pro 16.04 LTS linux-aws-hwe 4.15.0-1197.210~16.04.1 LSN-0122-1
Ubuntu Pro 16.04 LTS linux-azure 4.15.0-1208.223~16.04.1 LSN-0122-1
Ubuntu Pro 16.04 LTS linux-gcp 4.15.0-1190.207~16.04.1 LSN-0122-1
Ubuntu Pro 16.04 LTS linux-hwe 4.15.0-260.272~16.04.2 LSN-0122-1
ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
RHEL 10 kernel-modules-extra-matched 6.12.0-124.9.1.el10_1 RHSA-2025:21118
RHEL 10 rv +77 6.12.0-55.41.1.el10_0 RHSA-2025:21118, RHSA-2025:19106
RHEL 9 rv +77 5.14.0-570.55.1.el9_6 RHSA-2025:21112, RHSA-2025:18281
RHEL 8 kernel-rt +12 4.18.0-553.81.1.rt7.422.el8_10 RHSA-2025:19103
RHEL 8 perf +26 4.18.0-553.81.1.el8_10 RHSA-2025:19102
Show 1 more (older releases, extended support, other products)
ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
RHEL 9.4 EUS bpftool 7.3.0-427.100.1.el9_4 RHSA-2025:21760
RHEL 9.4 EUS rv +64 5.14.0-427.100.1.el9_4 RHSA-2025:21760

AlmaLinux

Errata ↗
ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
AlmaLinux 9 rv +75 5.14.0-570.55.1.el9_6 ALSA-2025:18281
AlmaLinux 8 kernel-rt +9 4.18.0-553.81.1.rt7.422.el8_10 ALSA-2025:19103
AlmaLinux 8 perf +24 4.18.0-553.81.1.el8_10 ALSA-2025:19102

Rocky Linux

Errata ↗
ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
Rocky Linux 10 kernel 6.12.0-55.41.1.el10_0 RLSA-2025:19106
Rocky Linux 8 kernel 4.18.0-553.81.1.el8_10 RLSA-2025:19102
Rocky Linux 8 kernel-rt 4.18.0-553.81.1.rt7.422.el8_10 RLSA-2025:19103
ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
SLES 15 SP7 kernel-64kb +6 6.4.0-150700.53.22.1 SUSE-SU-2025:4057-1
SLES 15 SP7 kernel-azure +2 6.4.0-150700.20.18.1 SUSE-SU-2025:4132-1
SLES 15 SP7 kernel-default-base 6.4.0-150700.53.22.1.150700.17.15.1 SUSE-SU-2025:4057-1
SLES 15 SP6 kernel-64kb +6 6.4.0-150600.23.73.1 SUSE-SU-2025:03600-1
SLES 15 SP6 kernel-azure +2 6.4.0-150600.8.52.1 SUSE-SU-2025:03634-1
SLES 15 SP6 kernel-default-base 6.4.0-150600.23.73.1.150600.12.32.1 SUSE-SU-2025:03600-1
Show 9 more (older releases, extended support, other products)
ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
SLES for SAP 16.0 kernel-64kb +7 6.12.0-160000.6.1 SUSE-SU-2025:21139-1
SLES for SAP 16.0 kernel-default-base 6.12.0-160000.6.1.160000.2.4 SUSE-SU-2025:21139-1
SLES 16.0 kernel-64kb +7 6.12.0-160000.6.1 SUSE-SU-2025:21179-1, SUSE-SU-2025:21139-1
SLES 16.0 kernel-default-base 6.12.0-160000.6.1.160000.2.4 SUSE-SU-2025:21139-1
SLE Micro 6.2 kernel-default-base 6.12.0-160000.6.1.160000.2.4 SUSE-SU-2025:21074-1
SLE Micro 6.2 kernel-rt +5 6.12.0-160000.6.1 SUSE-SU-2026:20560-1, SUSE-SU-2025:21074-1
SLE Micro 6.1 kernel-default-base 6.4.0-35.1.21.12 SUSE-SU-2025:20861-1
SLE Micro 6.1 kernel-rt +1 6.4.0-37.1 SUSE-SU-2025:20898-1
SLE Micro 6.1 kernel-source +2 6.4.0-35.1 SUSE-SU-2025:20861-1
SLE Micro 6.0 kernel-default-base 6.4.0-35.1.21.12 SUSE-SU-2025:20851-1
SLE Micro 6.0 kernel-rt +1 6.4.0-37.1 SUSE-SU-2025:20870-1
SLE Micro 6.0 kernel-source +2 6.4.0-35.1 SUSE-SU-2025:20851-1
SLE Live Patching 15 SP7 kernel-default 6.4.0-150700.53.22.1 SUSE-SU-2025:4057-1
SLE Live Patching 15 SP7 kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP7-RT_Update_6 1-150700.1.3.1 SUSE-SU-2025:4141-1
SLE Live Patching 15 SP7 kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP7_Update_6 1-150700.15.3.1 SUSE-SU-2025:4057-1
SLE Live Patching 15 SP6 kernel-default 6.4.0-150600.23.73.1 SUSE-SU-2025:03600-1
SLE Live Patching 15 SP6 kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP6-RT_Update_16 1-150600.1.3.1 SUSE-SU-2025:3751-1
SLE Live Patching 15 SP6 kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP6_Update_16 1-150600.13.3.1 SUSE-SU-2025:03600-1
SUSE Real Time Module 15 SP7 kernel-rt +2 6.4.0-150700.7.22.1 SUSE-SU-2025:4141-1
SUSE Real Time Module 15 SP6 kernel-rt +3 6.4.0-150600.10.55.1 SUSE-SU-2025:3751-1
ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
openSUSE Leap 16.0 kernel-default-base 6.12.0-160000.6.1.160000.2.4 openSUSE-SU-2025:20081-1
openSUSE Leap 16.0 kernel-rt +10 6.12.0-160000.6.1 openSUSE-SU-2025:20081-1
openSUSE Leap 15.6 dtb-aarch64 +10 6.4.0-150600.23.73.1 SUSE-SU-2025:03600-1
openSUSE Leap 15.6 kernel-azure +2 6.4.0-150600.8.52.1 SUSE-SU-2025:03634-1
openSUSE Leap 15.6 kernel-default-base 6.4.0-150600.23.73.1.150600.12.32.1 SUSE-SU-2025:03600-1
openSUSE Leap 15.6 kernel-rt +3 6.4.0-150600.10.55.1 SUSE-SU-2025:3751-1

Amazon Linux

ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
Amazon Linux 2023 kernel-livepatch-6.1.153-175.280 1:1.0-0.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2025-1210
Amazon Linux 2023 perf +14 1:6.1.153-175.280.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2025-1210

Azure Linux

ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
Azure Linux 3 kernel 6.6.112.1-1 —

Oracle Linux

ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
Oracle Linux 10 kernel-modules-extra-matched 6.12.0-124.13.1.el10_1 ELSA-2025-21118
Oracle Linux 10 rv +28 6.12.0-55.41.1.0.1.el10_0 ELSA-2025-21118, ELSA-2025-19106
Oracle Linux 9 kernel-uek +34 6.12.0-105.51.5.el10uek ELSA-2025-25754
Oracle Linux 9 rv +28 5.14.0-570.55.1.0.1.el9_6 ELSA-2025-21112, ELSA-2025-18281
Oracle Linux 8 perf +19 4.18.0-553.81.1.el8_10 ELSA-2025-19102

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