CVE-2025-38599

HIGHNVD 7.17.1—

7.1

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

wifi: mt76: mt7996: Fix possible OOB access in mt7996_tx()

Fis possible Out-Of-Boundary access in mt7996_tx routine if link_id is set to IEEE80211_LINK_UNSPECIFIED

CVSS v3: 7.1
EG Score: 7.1(medium)
EPSS: 3.4%
KEV: Not listed

Published

August 19, 2025

Last Modified

November 26, 2025

References (3)

416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/64cbf0d7ce9afe20666da90ec6ecaec6ba5ac64b
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f43e7d8ae4b6a73213032545552bab26f76f113a
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f82eabd0ff8067d1ee95515f4174c9a9569d54cb

Weakness Classification(1)

MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.

CWE-125Out-of-bounds Read

Data Freshness Timeline

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Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2025-38599?

CVE-2025-38599 is a high vulnerability published on August 19, 2025. In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: wifi: mt76: mt7996: Fix possible OOB access in mt7996_tx() Fis possible Out-Of-Boundary access in mt7996tx routine if linkid is set to IEEE80211LINKUNSPECIFIED

When was CVE-2025-38599 disclosed?

CVE-2025-38599 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on August 19, 2025, with the most recent update on November 26, 2025. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.

Is CVE-2025-38599 actively exploited?

CVE-2025-38599 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 3.4% percentile likelihood of exploitation in the next 30 days — higher percentiles indicate greater predicted risk.

What is the CVSS score of CVE-2025-38599?

CVE-2025-38599 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.1 (NVD).

How do I remediate CVE-2025-38599?

Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2025-38599, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

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