# CVE-2025-21730: wifi: rtw89: avoid to init mgnt_entry list twice when WoWLAN failed > A double initialization of a list in the rtw89 WiFi driver during WoWLAN resume failure causes memory corruption and kernel crashes. - **Severity:** High 7.8 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`) - **Exploited in the wild:** Not known - **Login needed:** Any signed-in user - **Attackable:** Local or same network only - **Victim action needed:** Not needed - **Fix available:** Yes - **Published:** 27 Feb 2025 - **Updated:** 5 Aug 2026 - **Also known as:** BELL-CVE-2025-21730, DEBIAN-CVE-2025-21730, GHSA-cg84-5crp-xcxj, ROOT-OS-UBUNTU-2204-CVE-2025-21730, ROOT-OS-UBUNTU-2404-CVE-2025-21730, UBUNTU-CVE-2025-21730 ## What is CVE-2025-21730? CVE-2025-21730 is a high-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Linux kernel, published on 27 Feb 2025. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim. ### Official description In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: wifi: rtw89: avoid to init mgnt_entry list twice when WoWLAN failed If WoWLAN failed in resume flow, the rtw89_ops_add_interface() triggered without removing the interface first. Then the mgnt_entry list init again, causing the list_empty() check in rtw89_chanctx_ops_assign_vif() useless, and list_add_tail() again. Therefore, we have added a check to prevent double adding of the list. rtw89_8852ce 0000:01:00.0: failed to check wow status disabled rtw89_8852ce 0000:01:00.0: wow: failed to check disable fw ready rtw89_8852ce 0000:01:00.0: wow: failed to swap to normal fw rtw89_8852ce 0000:01:00.0: failed to disable wow rtw89_8852ce 0000:01:00.0: failed to resume for wow -110 rtw89_8852ce 0000:01:00.0: MAC has already powered on i2c_hid_acpi i2c-ILTK0001:00: PM: acpi_subsys_resume+0x0/0x60 returned 0 after 284705 usecs list_add corruption. prev->next should be next (ffff9d9719d82228), but was ffff9d9719f96030. (prev=ffff9d9719f96030). ------------[ cut here ]------------ kernel BUG at lib/list_debug.c:34! invalid opcode: 0000 [#1] PREEMPT SMP NOPTI CPU: 2 PID: 6918 Comm: kworker/u8:19 Tainted: G U O Hardware name: Google Anraggar/Anraggar, BIOS Google_Anraggar.15217.514.0 03/25/2024 Workqueue: events_unbound async_run_entry_fn RIP: 0010:__list_add_valid_or_report+0x9f/0xb0 Code: e8 56 89 ff ff 0f 0b 48 c7 c7 3e fc e0 96 48 89 c6 e8 45 89 ff ... RSP: 0018:ffffa51b42bbbaf0 EFLAGS: 00010246 RAX: 0000000000000075 RBX: ffff9d9719d82ab0 RCX: 13acb86e047a4400 RDX: 3fffffffffffffff RSI: 0000000000000000 RDI: 00000000ffffdfff RBP: ffffa51b42bbbb28 R08: ffffffff9768e250 R09: 0000000000001fff R10: ffffffff9765e250 R11: 0000000000005ffd R12: ffff9d9719f95c40 R13: ffff9d9719f95be8 R14: ffff9d97081bfd78 R15: ffff9d9719d82060 FS: 0000000000000000(0000) GS:ffff9d9a6fb00000(0000) knlGS:0000000000000000 CS: 0010 DS: 0000 ES: 0000 CR0: 0000000080050033 CR2: 00007e7d029a4060 CR3: 0000000345e38000 CR4: 0000000000750ee0 PKRU: 55555554 Call Trace: ? __die_body+0x68/0xb0 ? die+0xaa/0xd0 ? do_trap+0x9f/0x170 ? __list_add_valid_or_report+0x9f/0xb0 ? __list_add_valid_or_report+0x9f/0xb0 ? handle_invalid_op+0x69/0x90 ? __list_add_valid_or_report+0x9f/0xb0 ? exc_invalid_op+0x3c/0x50 ? asm_exc_invalid_op+0x16/0x20 ? __list_add_valid_or_report+0x9f/0xb0 rtw89_chanctx_ops_assign_vif+0x1f9/0x210 [rtw89_core cbb375c44bf28564ce479002bff66617a25d9ac1] ? __mutex_unlock_slowpath+0xa0/0xf0 rtw89_ops_assign_vif_chanctx+0x4b/0x90 [rtw89_core cbb375c44bf28564ce479002bff66617a25d9ac1] drv_assign_vif_chanctx+0xa7/0x1f0 [mac80211 6efaad16237edaaea0868b132d4f93ecf918a8b6] ieee80211_reconfig+0x9cb/0x17b0 [mac80211 6efaad16237edaaea0868b132d4f93ecf918a8b6] ? __pfx_wiphy_resume+0x10/0x10 [cfg80211 572d03acaaa933fe38251be7fce3b3675284b8ed] ? dev_printk_emit+0x51/0x70 ? _dev_info+0x6e/0x90 wiphy_resume+0x89/0x180 [cfg80211 572d03acaaa933fe38251be7fce3b3675284b8ed] ? __pfx_wiphy_resume+0x10/0x10 [cfg80211 572d03acaaa933fe38251be7fce3b3675284b8ed] dpm_run_callback+0x37/0x1e0 device_resume+0x26d/0x4b0 ? __pfx_dpm_watchdog_handler+0x10/0x10 async_resume+0x1d/0x30 async_run_entry_fn+0x29/0xd0 worker_thread+0x397/0x970 kthread+0xed/0x110 ? __pfx_worker_thread+0x10/0x10 ? __pfx_kthread+0x10/0x10 ret_from_fork+0x38/0x50 ? __pfx_kthread+0x10/0x10 ret_from_fork_asm+0x1b/0x30 ## Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-21730? It affects 1 product. Products: Linux kernel. ## How do I fix CVE-2025-21730? Apply the vendor's patch. ## Is CVE-2025-21730 being exploited? There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-21730 in the wild and no public exploit code. ## Other vulnerabilities in Linux kernel - [CVE-2026-53266](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-53266/): Linux Kernel Out-of-Bounds Write (high 8.8, exploited in the wild) - [CVE-2013-6282](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2013-6282/): Linux Kernel Improper Input Validation (high 8.8, exploited in the wild) - [CVE-2022-0185](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-0185/): Linux Kernel Heap-Based Buffer Overflow (high 8.4, exploited in the wild) - [CVE-2013-2094](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2013-2094/): Linux Kernel Privilege Escalation (high 8.4, exploited in the wild) - [CVE-2026-53362](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-53362/): Linux Kernel Unspecified (high 7.8, exploited in the wild) ## Fix prompt for AI coding agents ```text Check this codebase for CVE-2025-21730 and fix it if it is affected. What it is: CVE-2025-21730 is a high-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Linux kernel, published on 27 Feb 2025. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim. Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-21730 in the wild and no public exploit code. Affected product: Linux kernel. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page. Task: 1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies. 2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it. 3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead. 4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why. 5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing. Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-21730/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-21730/index.md) ``` ## Sources - CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-21730 - NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-21730 - OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2025-21730 --- From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-21730/ Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.