CVE-2026-22978
wifi: avoid kernel-infoleak from struct iw_point
CVSS Score
0.0
EPSS Score
0.0%
EPSS Percentile
0th
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: wifi: avoid kernel-infoleak from struct iw_point struct iw_point has a 32bit hole on 64bit arches. struct iw_point { void __user *pointer; /* Pointer to the data (in user space) */ __u16 length; /* number of fields or size in bytes */ __u16 flags; /* Optional params */ }; Make sure to zero the structure to avoid disclosing 32bits of kernel data to user space.
| Vendor | linux |
| Product | linux |
| Ecosystems | |
| Industries | Technology |
| Published | Jan 23, 2026 |
| Last Updated | May 11, 2026 |
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Affected Versions
Linux / Linux
87de87d5e47f94b4ea647a5bd1bc8dc1f7930db4 < d943b5f592767b107ba8c12a902f17431350378c 87de87d5e47f94b4ea647a5bd1bc8dc1f7930db4 < a3827e310b5a73535646ef4a552d53b3c8bf74f6 87de87d5e47f94b4ea647a5bd1bc8dc1f7930db4 < 442ceac0393185e9982323f6682a52a53e8462b1 87de87d5e47f94b4ea647a5bd1bc8dc1f7930db4 < d21ec867d84c9f3a9845d7d8c90c9ce35dbe48f8 87de87d5e47f94b4ea647a5bd1bc8dc1f7930db4 < 024f71a57d563fbe162e528c8bf2d27e9cac7c7b 87de87d5e47f94b4ea647a5bd1bc8dc1f7930db4 < e3c35177103ead4658b8a62f41e3080d45885464 87de87d5e47f94b4ea647a5bd1bc8dc1f7930db4 < 21cbf883d073abbfe09e3924466aa5e0449e7261
Linux / Linux
2.6.27
References
git.kernel.org: https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d943b5f592767b107ba8c12a902f17431350378c git.kernel.org: https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a3827e310b5a73535646ef4a552d53b3c8bf74f6 git.kernel.org: https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/442ceac0393185e9982323f6682a52a53e8462b1 git.kernel.org: https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d21ec867d84c9f3a9845d7d8c90c9ce35dbe48f8 git.kernel.org: https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/024f71a57d563fbe162e528c8bf2d27e9cac7c7b git.kernel.org: https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e3c35177103ead4658b8a62f41e3080d45885464 git.kernel.org: https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/21cbf883d073abbfe09e3924466aa5e0449e7261