CVE-2025-22119
MediumIn 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
CVSS 3.1 score
5.5
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Weakness type
CWE-908CVE-2025-22119 is classified as CWE-908
See CWE-908 on MITRE CWE for full details on this weakness type.
Affected versions
Linux kernel versions
6.1.132,
6.6.84,
6.12.20,
6.13.8,
6.14
and later are affected. Fixed in
6.1.142,
6.6.95,
6.12.35,
6.14.2,
6.15
and their respective stable series.
References
The following references provide additional information about CVE-2025-22119 including vendor advisories, patch commits, exploit details, and third-party analysis. Links are sourced from the NIST NVD database.
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Mailing List Third Party Advisory
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PatchKernel patch commithttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2617f60c3613ef105b8db2d514d2cac2a1836f7d
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PatchKernel patch commithttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/60606efbf52582c0ab93e99789fddced6b47297a
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PatchKernel patch commithttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7e6040853f5b5f067a18c52286e676bc298fe6a2
Frequently asked questions
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What is CVE-2025-22119?
CVE-2025-22119 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10 . It affects Linux kernel versions from 6.1.132 onward and has been patched in 6.1.142, 6.6.95, 6.12.35 and others. CVE-2025-22119 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
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What is the CVSS score for CVE-2025-22119?
CVE-2025-22119 has a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10, rated Medium severity (CVSS 3.1). The vector string is
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H. -
Is there a patch available for CVE-2025-22119?
Yes — CVE-2025-22119 has been patched. Fixed versions include 6.1.142, 6.6.95, 6.12.35 and others. If you are running Linux kernel 6.1.132 or later up to the fix versions, apply the relevant patch for your kernel branch.
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Is CVE-2025-22119 actively exploited?
No — CVE-2025-22119 has not been confirmed as actively exploited. It is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.