CVE-2025-39746: wifi: ath10k: shutdown driver when hardware is unreliable

highCVSS 7CVE-2025-39746

CSIRTS triage

vendor: Qualcomm product: ath10k driver Denial of service

What: The ath10k WiFi driver does not properly shut down when hardware becomes unreliable, leading to potential instability.
Who is affected: Linux systems using Qualcomm ath10k WiFi hardware are affected.
Urgency: High priority; unreliable hardware can cause system instability or denial of service and affects connectivity.
Action: Apply kernel patches implementing proper driver shutdown on hardware reliability failure.

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Details

Source: Microsoft Security Response Center (INTL · vendor-psirt · site)
Severity: high — CVSS 7
Published: 2026-08-06
Exploitation: Not in CISA KEV at last sync

Original advisory: https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2025-39746

Exploitation outlook

EPSS (FIRST.org) estimates each CVE’s probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — here is the CSIRTS.com read on those numbers.

Low exploitation riskCVE-2025-397460.14% 30-day exploitation probability — currently an unlikely target, but scores change as exploit code circulates. Riskier than 4% of all EPSS-scored CVEs.

Referenced CVEs

CVE	CSIRTS overview	External
CVE-2025-39746	coverage & exploitation status	NVD · CVE.org

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