🛡️ CVE-2025-22119 — debian-linux
Description
wifi: cfg80211: init wiphy_work before allocating rfkill fails
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
wifi: cfg80211: init wiphy_work before allocating rfkill fails
syzbort reported a uninitialize wiphy_work_lock in cfg80211_dev_free. [1]
After rfkill allocation fails, the wiphy release process will be performed,
which will cause cfg80211_dev_free to access the uninitialized wiphy_work
related data.
Move the initialization of wiphy_work to before rfkill initialization to
avoid this issue.
[1]
INFO: trying to register non-static key.
The code is fine but needs lockdep annotation, or maybe
you didn't initialize this object before use?
turning off the locking correctness validator.
CPU: 0 UID: 0 PID: 5935 Comm: syz-executor550 Not tainted 6.14.0-rc6-syzkaller-00103-g4003c9e78778 #0
Hardware name: QEMU Standard PC (Q35 + ICH9, 2009), BIOS 1.16.3-debian-1.16.3-2~bpo12+1 04/01/2014
Call Trace:
<TASK>
__dump_stack lib/dump_stack.c:94 [inline]
dump_stack_lvl+0x116/0x1f0 lib/dump_stack.c:120
assign_lock_key kernel/locking/lockdep.c:983 [inline]
register_lock_class+0xc39/0x1240 kernel/locking/lockdep.c:1297
__lock_acquire+0x135/0x3c40 kernel/locking/lockdep.c:5103
lock_acquire.part.0+0x11b/0x380 kernel/locking/lockdep.c:5851
__raw_spin_lock_irqsave include/linux/spinlock_api_smp.h:110 [inline]
_raw_spin_lock_irqsave+0x3a/0x60 kernel/locking/spinlock.c:162
cfg80211_dev_free+0x30/0x3d0 net/wireless/core.c:1196
device_release+0xa1/0x240 drivers/base/core.c:2568
kobject_cleanup lib/kobject.c:689 [inline]
kobject_release lib/kobject.c:720 [inline]
kref_put include/linux/kref.h:65 [inline]
kobject_put+0x1e4/0x5a0 lib/kobject.c:737
put_device+0x1f/0x30 drivers/base/core.c:3774
wiphy_free net/wireless/core.c:1224 [inline]
wiphy_new_nm+0x1c1f/0x2160 net/wireless/core.c:562
ieee80211_alloc_hw_nm+0x1b7a/0x2260 net/mac80211/main.c:835
mac80211_hwsim_new_radio+0x1d6/0x54e0 drivers/net/wireless/virtual/mac80211_hwsim.c:5185
hwsim_new_radio_nl+0xb42/0x12b0 drivers/net/wireless/virtual/mac80211_hwsim.c:6242
genl_family_rcv_msg_doit+0x202/0x2f0 net/netlink/genetlink.c:1115
genl_family_rcv_msg net/netlink/genetlink.c:1195 [inline]
genl_rcv_msg+0x565/0x800 net/netlink/genetlink.c:1210
netlink_rcv_skb+0x16b/0x440 net/netlink/af_netlink.c:2533
genl_rcv+0x28/0x40 net/netlink/genetlink.c:1219
netlink_unicast_kernel net/netlink/af_netlink.c:1312 [inline]
netlink_unicast+0x53c/0x7f0 net/netlink/af_netlink.c:1338
netlink_sendmsg+0x8b8/0xd70 net/netlink/af_netlink.c:1882
sock_sendmsg_nosec net/socket.c:718 [inline]
__sock_sendmsg net/socket.c:733 [inline]
____sys_sendmsg+0xaaf/0xc90 net/socket.c:2573
___sys_sendmsg+0x135/0x1e0 net/socket.c:2627
__sys_sendmsg+0x16e/0x220 net/socket.c:2659
do_syscall_x64 arch/x86/entry/common.c:52 [inline]
do_syscall_64+0xcd/0x250 arch/x86/entry/common.c:83
Close: https://syzkaller.appspot.com/bug?extid=aaf0488c83d1d5f4f029
How this vulnerability can be exploited
This issue can be reached with local access to the system, attack complexity is low, an attacker needs low-level privileges on the target. No user interaction is required. The scope is unchanged, so the impact stays within the vulnerable component. Rated impact: confidentiality none, integrity none, availability high.
Weakness class
CVE-2025-22119 is classified as CWE-908: Use of Uninitialized Resource. A resource is read before being initialised, so its contents are whatever was left there.
Affected software
CVE-2025-22119 is recorded against 3 packages.
- debian-linux
- kernel (from 6.13.0 up to 6.14.2)
- linux-kernel
Timeline and source
Published on 16 April 2025 and last revised on 17 June 2026. No public exploit is currently recorded for this entry. A vendor advisory or fix has been published. Record sourced from NVD.
References
git.kernel.org
git.kernel.org
git.kernel.org
git.kernel.org
git.kernel.org
git.kernel.org
lists.debian.org
CVE-2025-22119 on other distributions
Each distribution ships its own build and its own fixed version. Pick the one you run:
Details
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Affected Packages
| Software | From version | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| debian-linux | — | — |
| kernel | 6.13.0 | 6.14.2 |
| linux-kernel | — | — |
References
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