# CVE-2025-39890: linux: In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: wifi: ath12k: fix memory leak in ath12k_service_... CVE-2025-39890 is fixed in 20 products on 1 platform, first by DEBIAN-CVE-2025-39890, released September 24, 2025. It is not reported as exploited. Patch Radar priority: Routine. - Web page: https://patchblox.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-39890 - Priority: Routine - CVSS: 5.5 (medium) - EPSS: 0.0015 - CISA KEV: not listed - Exploited (vendor report): no - Publicly disclosed: no - Published: Sep 24, 2025 ## Description In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: wifi: ath12k: fix memory leak in ath12k_service_ready_ext_event Currently, in ath12k_service_ready_ext_event(), svc_rdy_ext.mac_phy_caps is not freed in the failure case, causing a memory leak. The following trace is observed in kmemleak: unreferenced object 0xffff8b3eb5789c00 (size 1024): comm "softirq", pid 0, jiffies 4294942577 hex dump (first 32 bytes): 00 00 00 00 01 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 7b 00 00 10 ............{... 01 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 01 00 00 00 1f 38 00 00 .............8.. backtrace (crc 44e1c357): __kmalloc_noprof+0x30b/0x410 ath12k_wmi_mac_phy_caps_parse+0x84/0x100 [ath12k] ath12k_wmi_tlv_iter+0x5e/0x140 [ath12k] ath12k_wmi_svc_rdy_ext_parse+0x308/0x4c0 [ath12k] ath12k_wmi_tlv_iter+0x5e/0x140 [ath12k] ath12k_service_ready_ext_event.isra.0+0x44/0xd0 [ath12k] ath12k_wmi_op_rx+0x2eb/0xd70 [ath12k] ath12k_htc_rx_completion_handler+0x1f4/0x330 [ath12k] ath12k_ce_recv_process_cb+0x218/0x300 [ath12k] ath12k_pci_ce_workqueue+0x1b/0x30 [ath12k] process_one_work+0x219/0x680 bh_worker+0x198/0x1f0 tasklet_action+0x13/0x30 handle_softirqs+0xca/0x460 __irq_exit_rcu+0xbe/0x110 irq_exit_rcu+0x9/0x30 Free svc_rdy_ext.mac_phy_caps in the error case to fix this memory leak. Tested-on: QCN9274 hw2.0 PCI WLAN.WBE.1.4.1-00199-QCAHKSWPL_SILICONZ-1 ## Where it's fixed | Platform | Product | Fixed in | Fix | Released | |---|---|---|---|---| | Linux | dtb-aarch64 opensuse-leap 15.6 | 6.4.0-150600.23.84.1 | [SUSE-SU-2026:0293-1](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/suse-su-2026-0293-1.md) | Jan 26, 2026 | | Linux | dtb-aarch64 opensuse-leap 16.0 | 6.12.0-160000.6.1 | [OPENSUSE-SU-2025:20081-1](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/opensuse-su-2025-20081-1.md) | Nov 25, 2025 | | Linux | kernel-64kb opensuse-leap 15.6 | 6.4.0-150600.23.84.1 | [SUSE-SU-2026:0293-1](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/suse-su-2026-0293-1.md) | Jan 26, 2026 | | Linux | kernel-64kb opensuse-leap 16.0 | 6.12.0-160000.6.1 | [OPENSUSE-SU-2025:20081-1](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/opensuse-su-2025-20081-1.md) | Nov 25, 2025 | | Linux | kernel-64kb sles 15.7 | 6.4.0-150700.53.19.1 | [SUSE-SU-2025:03601-1](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/suse-su-2025-03601-1.md) | Oct 15, 2025 | | Linux | kernel-64kb sles 16.0 | 6.12.0-160000.6.1 | [SUSE-SU-2025:21139-1](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/suse-su-2025-21139-1.md) | Nov 25, 2025 | | Linux | kernel-azure sles 15.7 | 6.4.0-150700.20.15.2 | [SUSE-SU-2025:03633-1](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/suse-su-2025-03633-1.md) | Oct 17, 2025 | | Linux | kernel-debug opensuse-leap 15.6 | 6.4.0-150600.23.84.1 | [SUSE-SU-2026:0293-1](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/suse-su-2026-0293-1.md) | Jan 26, 2026 | | Linux | kernel-default opensuse-leap 15.6 | 6.4.0-150600.23.84.1 | [SUSE-SU-2026:0293-1](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/suse-su-2026-0293-1.md) | Jan 26, 2026 | | Linux | kernel-default opensuse-leap 16.0 | 6.12.0-160000.6.1 | [OPENSUSE-SU-2025:20081-1](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/opensuse-su-2025-20081-1.md) | Nov 25, 2025 | | Linux | kernel-default sles 15.6 | 6.4.0-150600.23.84.1 | [SUSE-SU-2026:0293-1](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/suse-su-2026-0293-1.md) | Jan 26, 2026 | | Linux | kernel-default sles 15.7 | 6.4.0-150700.53.19.1 | [SUSE-SU-2025:03601-1](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/suse-su-2025-03601-1.md) | Oct 15, 2025 | | Linux | kernel-default sles 16.0 | 6.12.0-160000.6.1 | [SUSE-SU-2025:21139-1](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/suse-su-2025-21139-1.md) | Nov 25, 2025 | | Linux | kernel-default-base opensuse-leap 15.6 | 6.4.0-150600.23.84.1.150600.12.38.1 | [SUSE-SU-2026:0293-1](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/suse-su-2026-0293-1.md) | Jan 26, 2026 | | Linux | kernel-default-base opensuse-leap 16.0 | 6.12.0-160000.6.1.160000.2.4 | [OPENSUSE-SU-2025:20081-1](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/opensuse-su-2025-20081-1.md) | Nov 25, 2025 | | Linux | kernel-default-base sles 15.6 | 6.4.0-150600.23.84.1.150600.12.38.1 | [SUSE-SU-2026:0293-1](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/suse-su-2026-0293-1.md) | Jan 26, 2026 | | Linux | kernel-default-base sles 15.7 | 6.4.0-150700.53.19.1.150700.17.13.1 | [SUSE-SU-2025:03601-1](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/suse-su-2025-03601-1.md) | Oct 15, 2025 | | Linux | kernel-default-base sles 16.0 | 6.12.0-160000.6.1.160000.2.4 | [SUSE-SU-2025:21139-1](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/suse-su-2025-21139-1.md) | Nov 25, 2025 | | Linux | kernel-docs opensuse-leap 15.6 | 6.4.0-150600.23.84.1 | [SUSE-SU-2026:0293-1](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/suse-su-2026-0293-1.md) | Jan 26, 2026 | | Linux | kernel-docs opensuse-leap 16.0 | 6.12.0-160000.6.1 | [OPENSUSE-SU-2025:20081-1](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/opensuse-su-2025-20081-1.md) | Nov 25, 2025 | | Linux | kernel-docs sles 15.6 | 6.4.0-150600.23.84.1 | [SUSE-SU-2026:0293-1](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/suse-su-2026-0293-1.md) | Jan 26, 2026 | | Linux | kernel-docs sles 15.7 | 6.4.0-150700.53.19.1 | [SUSE-SU-2025:03601-1](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/suse-su-2025-03601-1.md) | Oct 15, 2025 | | Linux | kernel-docs sles 16.0 | 6.12.0-160000.6.1 | [SUSE-SU-2025:21139-1](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/suse-su-2025-21139-1.md) | Nov 25, 2025 | | Linux | kernel-kvmsmall opensuse-leap 15.6 | 6.4.0-150600.23.84.1 | [SUSE-SU-2026:0293-1](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/suse-su-2026-0293-1.md) | Jan 26, 2026 | | Linux | kernel-kvmsmall opensuse-leap 16.0 | 6.12.0-160000.6.1 | [OPENSUSE-SU-2025:20081-1](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/opensuse-su-2025-20081-1.md) | Nov 25, 2025 | | Linux | kernel-kvmsmall sles 16.0 | 6.12.0-160000.6.1 | [SUSE-SU-2025:21139-1](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/suse-su-2025-21139-1.md) | Nov 25, 2025 | | Linux | kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP6_Update_19 sles 15.6 | 1-150600.13.3.1 | [SUSE-SU-2026:0293-1](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/suse-su-2026-0293-1.md) | Jan 26, 2026 | | Linux | kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP7-RT_Update_5 sles 15.7 | 1-150700.1.3.1 | [SUSE-SU-2025:3725-1](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/suse-su-2025-3725-1.md) | Oct 22, 2025 | | Linux | kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP7_Update_5 sles 15.7 | 1-150700.15.3.1 | [SUSE-SU-2025:03601-1](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/suse-su-2025-03601-1.md) | Oct 15, 2025 | | Linux | kernel-obs-build opensuse-leap 15.6 | 6.4.0-150600.23.84.1 | [SUSE-SU-2026:0293-1](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/suse-su-2026-0293-1.md) | Jan 26, 2026 | | Linux | kernel-obs-build opensuse-leap 16.0 | 6.12.0-160000.6.1 | [OPENSUSE-SU-2025:20081-1](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/opensuse-su-2025-20081-1.md) | Nov 25, 2025 | | Linux | kernel-obs-build sles 15.6 | 6.4.0-150600.23.84.1 | [SUSE-SU-2026:0293-1](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/suse-su-2026-0293-1.md) | Jan 26, 2026 | | Linux | kernel-obs-build sles 15.7 | 6.4.0-150700.53.19.1 | [SUSE-SU-2025:03601-1](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/suse-su-2025-03601-1.md) | Oct 15, 2025 | | Linux | kernel-obs-qa opensuse-leap 15.6 | 6.4.0-150600.23.84.1 | [SUSE-SU-2026:0293-1](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/suse-su-2026-0293-1.md) | Jan 26, 2026 | | Linux | kernel-obs-qa opensuse-leap 16.0 | 6.12.0-160000.6.1 | [OPENSUSE-SU-2025:20081-1](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/opensuse-su-2025-20081-1.md) | Nov 25, 2025 | | Linux | kernel-obs-qa sles 16.0 | 6.12.0-160000.6.1 | [SUSE-SU-2025:21139-1](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/suse-su-2025-21139-1.md) | Nov 25, 2025 | | Linux | kernel-rt opensuse-leap 16.0 | 6.12.0-160000.6.1 | [OPENSUSE-SU-2025:20081-1](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/opensuse-su-2025-20081-1.md) | Nov 25, 2025 | | Linux | kernel-source opensuse-leap 15.6 | 6.4.0-150600.23.84.1 | [SUSE-SU-2026:0293-1](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/suse-su-2026-0293-1.md) | Jan 26, 2026 | | Linux | kernel-source opensuse-leap 16.0 | 6.12.0-160000.6.1 | [OPENSUSE-SU-2025:20081-1](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/opensuse-su-2025-20081-1.md) | Nov 25, 2025 | | Linux | kernel-source sles 15.6 | 6.4.0-150600.23.84.1 | [SUSE-SU-2026:0293-1](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/suse-su-2026-0293-1.md) | Jan 26, 2026 | | Linux | kernel-source sles 15.7 | 6.4.0-150700.53.19.1 | [SUSE-SU-2025:03601-1](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/suse-su-2025-03601-1.md) | Oct 15, 2025 | | Linux | kernel-source sles 16.0 | 6.12.0-160000.6.1 | [SUSE-SU-2025:21139-1](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/suse-su-2025-21139-1.md) | Nov 25, 2025 | | Linux | kernel-source-azure sles 15.7 | 6.4.0-150700.20.15.2 | [SUSE-SU-2025:03633-1](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/suse-su-2025-03633-1.md) | Oct 17, 2025 | | Linux | kernel-syms opensuse-leap 15.6 | 6.4.0-150600.23.84.1 | [SUSE-SU-2026:0293-1](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/suse-su-2026-0293-1.md) | Jan 26, 2026 | | Linux | kernel-syms opensuse-leap 16.0 | 6.12.0-160000.6.1 | [OPENSUSE-SU-2025:20081-1](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/opensuse-su-2025-20081-1.md) | Nov 25, 2025 | | Linux | kernel-syms sles 15.6 | 6.4.0-150600.23.84.1 | [SUSE-SU-2026:0293-1](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/suse-su-2026-0293-1.md) | Jan 26, 2026 | | Linux | kernel-syms sles 15.7 | 6.4.0-150700.53.19.1 | [SUSE-SU-2025:03601-1](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/suse-su-2025-03601-1.md) | Oct 15, 2025 | | Linux | kernel-syms sles 16.0 | 6.12.0-160000.6.1 | [SUSE-SU-2025:21139-1](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/suse-su-2025-21139-1.md) | Nov 25, 2025 | | Linux | kernel-syms-azure sles 15.7 | 6.4.0-150700.20.15.1 | [SUSE-SU-2025:03633-1](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/suse-su-2025-03633-1.md) | Oct 17, 2025 | | Linux | kernel-zfcpdump opensuse-leap 15.6 | 6.4.0-150600.23.84.1 | [SUSE-SU-2026:0293-1](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/suse-su-2026-0293-1.md) | Jan 26, 2026 | | Linux | kernel-zfcpdump opensuse-leap 16.0 | 6.12.0-160000.6.1 | [OPENSUSE-SU-2025:20081-1](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/opensuse-su-2025-20081-1.md) | Nov 25, 2025 | | Linux | kernel-zfcpdump sles 15.7 | 6.4.0-150700.53.19.1 | [SUSE-SU-2025:03601-1](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/suse-su-2025-03601-1.md) | Oct 15, 2025 | | Linux | kernel-zfcpdump sles 16.0 | 6.12.0-160000.6.1 | [SUSE-SU-2025:21139-1](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/suse-su-2025-21139-1.md) | Nov 25, 2025 | | Linux | linux Debian 13.5 (trixie) | 6.12.35-1 | [DEBIAN-CVE-2025-39890](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/debian-cve-2025-39890.md) | Sep 24, 2025 | | Linux | linux Debian 14 | 6.16.3-1 | [DEBIAN-CVE-2025-39890](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/debian-cve-2025-39890.md) | Sep 24, 2025 | --- Data as of 2026-11-08T19:12:23Z UTC. 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