CVE-2026-43172
wifi: iwlwifi: fix 22000 series SMEM parsing
CVSS Score
8.8
EPSS Score
0.0%
EPSS Percentile
0th
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: wifi: iwlwifi: fix 22000 series SMEM parsing If the firmware were to report three LMACs (which doesn't exist in hardware) then using "fwrt->smem_cfg.lmac[2]" is an overrun of the array. Reject such and use IWL_FW_CHECK instead of WARN_ON in this function.
| Vendor | linux |
| Product | linux |
| Ecosystems | |
| Industries | Technology |
| Published | May 6, 2026 |
| Last Updated | May 11, 2026 |
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CVSS v3 Breakdown
CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Attack Vector
Attack Complexity
Privileges Required
User Interaction
Scope
Confidentiality
Integrity
Availability
Affected Versions
Linux / Linux
ebfa7f8ae155c9a0bb2e4038d6b5d8b14881c424 < 1d49a42717bdc8de77eabeb5b7d3e88d141ffea9 ebfa7f8ae155c9a0bb2e4038d6b5d8b14881c424 < 2b4b1510aaaf5b9fb57327ecffc20c055f61f205 ebfa7f8ae155c9a0bb2e4038d6b5d8b14881c424 < 58192b9ce09b0f0f86e2036683bd542130b91a98
Linux / Linux
5.8