CVE-2026-98185
wifi: mwifiex: validate scan response extents
CVSS Score
0.0
EPSS Score
0.0%
EPSS Percentile
0th
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: wifi: mwifiex: validate scan response extents mwifiex_ret_802_11_scan() subtracts the fixed response fields and the firmware-provided BSS length from resp->size without first proving that either extent fits. A short response or oversized BSS length can therefore underflow tlv_buf_size and make the TLV parser walk beyond the command response. Compute the fixed extent from the selected normal or background scan response. Validate that the fixed fields and BSS data fit before deriving the TLV extent and entering the parser.
| Vendor | linux |
| Product | linux |
| Ecosystems | |
| Industries | Technology |
| Published | Oct 6, 2026 |
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Affected Versions
Linux / Linux
5e6e3a92b9a4c9416b17f468fa5c7fa2233b8b4e < 25217c5f6ce0bf3004f80c129464cd35fe9a420f 5e6e3a92b9a4c9416b17f468fa5c7fa2233b8b4e < 48312f0085aa1577d6d41af2a079b34de17c1a57 5e6e3a92b9a4c9416b17f468fa5c7fa2233b8b4e < dccf5ecaad4d8d43c545921f20328e8f91af8698 5e6e3a92b9a4c9416b17f468fa5c7fa2233b8b4e < c4943323fda22ef27bb6479b9d328ae48c63f64c 5e6e3a92b9a4c9416b17f468fa5c7fa2233b8b4e < cb0008480ed7d5cf76f3ad9668a91bbb7d0b4417 5e6e3a92b9a4c9416b17f468fa5c7fa2233b8b4e < 9cff2f39ed38a32070b08364c4c9346e85b8f9ec 5e6e3a92b9a4c9416b17f468fa5c7fa2233b8b4e < 7106ad8b74f50cca1ef36131f327d2c78f556daa 5e6e3a92b9a4c9416b17f468fa5c7fa2233b8b4e < 3687d7d48070838cc2953431b3a27717cab0aaf6
Linux / Linux
3.0
References
git.kernel.org: https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/25217c5f6ce0bf3004f80c129464cd35fe9a420f git.kernel.org: https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/48312f0085aa1577d6d41af2a079b34de17c1a57 git.kernel.org: https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/dccf5ecaad4d8d43c545921f20328e8f91af8698 git.kernel.org: https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c4943323fda22ef27bb6479b9d328ae48c63f64c git.kernel.org: https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/cb0008480ed7d5cf76f3ad9668a91bbb7d0b4417 git.kernel.org: https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9cff2f39ed38a32070b08364c4c9346e85b8f9ec git.kernel.org: https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7106ad8b74f50cca1ef36131f327d2c78f556daa git.kernel.org: https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3687d7d48070838cc2953431b3a27717cab0aaf6