CVE-2026-97517
wifi: nl80211: reject beacons with bad HE operation
CVSS Score
0.0
EPSS Score
0.0%
EPSS Percentile
0th
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: wifi: nl80211: reject beacons with bad HE operation The HE operation element not only needs to be longer than the fixed part, but also have an appropriate size for the variable part inside of it. Check this.
| Vendor | linux |
| Product | linux |
| Ecosystems | |
| Industries | Technology |
| Published | Sep 24, 2026 |
| Last Updated | Oct 3, 2026 |
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Affected Versions
Linux / Linux
7e8d6f12bb2a729290ebb0096248ea46d2868fc6 < 6e24f72985782013bf2feb0f0712b2ac9390e909 7e8d6f12bb2a729290ebb0096248ea46d2868fc6 < 8fe5eb7b68d76b3801409ada7365c67696e7af84 7e8d6f12bb2a729290ebb0096248ea46d2868fc6 < 6c4bb5450b9d9111faaaba581ea45a3a79844e50 7e8d6f12bb2a729290ebb0096248ea46d2868fc6 < 0d635f0b4a634eb599ed13a87ece0b5f129f9900 7e8d6f12bb2a729290ebb0096248ea46d2868fc6 < 8b9a100e1a76c52988b31099b349fd95a58c8768
Linux / Linux
5.7
References
git.kernel.org: https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6e24f72985782013bf2feb0f0712b2ac9390e909 git.kernel.org: https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8fe5eb7b68d76b3801409ada7365c67696e7af84 git.kernel.org: https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6c4bb5450b9d9111faaaba581ea45a3a79844e50 git.kernel.org: https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0d635f0b4a634eb599ed13a87ece0b5f129f9900 git.kernel.org: https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8b9a100e1a76c52988b31099b349fd95a58c8768