{"id":"CVE-2025-71297","title":"In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nwifi: rtw88: 8822b: Avoid WARNING in rtw8822b_config_trx_mode()\n\nrtw8822b_set_antenna() can be called from userspace when the chip is\npowered off","summary":"In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nwifi: rtw88: 8822b: Avoid WARNING in rtw8822b_config_trx_mode()\n\nrtw8822b_set_antenna() can be called from userspace when the chip is\npowered off. In that case a WARNIN…","severity":"medium","cvss":5.5,"cvssVector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H","vendor":"linux","product":"linux_kernel","affected":["linux_kernel >= 5.8, < 6.1.165","linux_kernel >= 6.2, < 6.6.128","linux_kernel >= 6.7, < 6.12.75","linux_kernel >= 6.13, < 6.18.16","linux_kernel >= 6.19, < 6.19.6"],"patched":["linux_kernel 6.19.6"],"published":"2026-05-08","updated":"2026-10-14","sourceUpdated":"2026-10-14T13:10:00.187","source":"NVD","sourceUrl":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-71297","references":[{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0d0c2fb80ca4c284c397dd7546743a3b5fdf4020","label":"416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/44510ff07b5198e4a835a3074b716cec8357695b","label":"416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/44d1f624bbdd2d60319374ba85f7195a28d00c90","label":"416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/509becaee5680a39bde00c2c7d448dfeb39a8e05","label":"416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7852ca1cc65ad43fb8b620e6a65d5cb15e4e4487","label":"416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a96d161cfdb11cd2c35d5e498b93431164823338","label":"416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67"}],"tags":["nvd"],"epss":0.00123,"epssPercentile":0.01833,"ingestedAt":"2026-10-14T13:30:58.490Z","slug":"CVE-2025-71297","body":"## Overview\n\nIn the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nwifi: rtw88: 8822b: Avoid WARNING in rtw8822b_config_trx_mode()\n\nrtw8822b_set_antenna() can be called from userspace when the chip is\npowered off. In that case a WARNING is triggered in\nrtw8822b_config_trx_mode() because trying to read the RF registers\nwhen the chip is powered off returns an unexpected value.\n\nCall rtw8822b_config_trx_mode() in rtw8822b_set_antenna() only when\nthe chip is powered on.\n\n------------[ cut here ]------------\nwrite RF mode table fail\nWARNING: CPU: 0 PID: 7183 at rtw8822b.c:824 rtw8822b_config_trx_mode.constprop.0+0x835/0x840 [rtw88_8822b]\nCPU: 0 UID: 0 PID: 7183 Comm: iw Tainted: G        W  OE       6.17.5-arch1-1 #1 PREEMPT(full)  01c39fc421df2af799dd5e9180b572af860b40c1\nTainted: [W]=WARN, [O]=OOT_MODULE, [E]=UNSIGNED_MODULE\nHardware name: LENOVO 82KR/LNVNB161216, BIOS HBCN18WW 08/27/2021\nRIP: 0010:rtw8822b_config_trx_mode.constprop.0+0x835/0x840 [rtw88_8822b]\nCall Trace:\n <TASK>\n rtw8822b_set_antenna+0x57/0x70 [rtw88_8822b 370206f42e5890d8d5f48eb358b759efa37c422b]\n rtw_ops_set_antenna+0x50/0x80 [rtw88_core 711c8fb4f686162be4625b1d0b8e8c6a5ac850fb]\n ieee80211_set_antenna+0x60/0x100 [mac80211 f1845d85d2ecacf3b71867635a050ece90486cf3]\n nl80211_set_wiphy+0x384/0xe00 [cfg80211 296485ee85696d2150309a6d21a7fbca83d3dbda]\n ? netdev_run_todo+0x63/0x550\n genl_family_rcv_msg_doit+0xfc/0x160\n genl_rcv_msg+0x1aa/0x2b0\n ? __pfx_nl80211_pre_doit+0x10/0x10 [cfg80211 296485ee85696d2150309a6d21a7fbca83d3dbda]\n ? __pfx_nl80211_set_wiphy+0x10/0x10 [cfg80211 296485ee85696d2150309a6d21a7fbca83d3dbda]\n ? __pfx_nl80211_post_doit+0x10/0x10 [cfg80211 296485ee85696d2150309a6d21a7fbca83d3dbda]\n ? __pfx_genl_rcv_msg+0x10/0x10\n netlink_rcv_skb+0x59/0x110\n genl_rcv+0x28/0x40\n netlink_unicast+0x285/0x3c0\n ? __alloc_skb+0xdb/0x1a0\n netlink_sendmsg+0x20d/0x430\n ____sys_sendmsg+0x39f/0x3d0\n ? import_iovec+0x2f/0x40\n ___sys_sendmsg+0x99/0xe0\n ? refill_obj_stock+0x12e/0x240\n __sys_sendmsg+0x8a/0xf0\n do_syscall_64+0x81/0x970\n ? do_syscall_64+0x81/0x970\n ? ksys_read+0x73/0xf0\n ? do_syscall_64+0x81/0x970\n ? count_memcg_events+0xc2/0x190\n ? handle_mm_fault+0x1d7/0x2d0\n ? do_user_addr_fault+0x21a/0x690\n ? exc_page_fault+0x7e/0x1a0\n entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x76/0x7e\n </TASK>\n---[ end trace 0000000000000000 ]---\n\n## Affected\n\n- `linux_kernel >= 5.8, < 6.1.165`\n- `linux_kernel >= 6.2, < 6.6.128`\n- `linux_kernel >= 6.7, < 6.12.75`\n- `linux_kernel >= 6.13, < 6.18.16`\n- `linux_kernel >= 6.19, < 6.19.6`\n\n## Remediation\n\nUpgrade past the affected range:\n\n- `linux_kernel 6.19.6`","depth":"sunlit","depthScore":30,"depthScoreParts":{"impact":30.3,"likelihood":0,"exploitation":0,"ransomware":0},"changes":[]}