{"cve":"CVE-2025-38316","nvd":{"published":"2025-07-10T08:15:30.590","modified":"2026-06-17T09:16:36.457","status":"Analyzed","description":"In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nwifi: mt76: mt7996: avoid NULL pointer dereference in mt7996_set_monitor()\n\nThe function mt7996_set_monitor() dereferences phy before\nthe NULL sanity check.\n\nFix this to avoid NULL pointer dereference by moving the\ndereference after the check.","cvss_v4":null,"cvss_v3":{"version":"3.1","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H","score":5.5},"cwes":["CWE-476"],"references":["https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/83a422c8169eef95aef57f7ddc467bb126d9ae81","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/cb423ddad0f6e6f55b1700422ab777b25597cc83"],"products":["linux:linux_kernel"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T22:04:28.436527499+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2025-38316","score":0.0015,"percentile":0.04129,"date":"2026-10-31"},"kev":null,"osv":[],"attribution":["This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.","EPSS scores: FIRST Exploit Prediction Scoring System, https://www.first.org/epss","Known exploited vulnerabilities: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","Package advisories: OSV (https://osv.dev), from the GitHub Advisory Database, PyPA, Go, RustSec and other ecosystem databases, under CC-BY 4.0 or CC0","CVE records: the CVE Program's CVE List (https://www.cve.org), under its terms of use (https://www.cve.org/Legal/TermsOfUse). CVE is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation; this product is not affiliated with the CVE Program."]}