wifi: cfg80211: enforce HE/EHT cap/oper consistency
Summary
| CVE | CVE-2026-53257 |
|---|---|
| State | PUBLISHED |
| Assigner | Linux |
| Source Priority | CVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback |
| Published | 2026-06-25 09:16:43 UTC |
| Updated | 2026-06-25 09:16:43 UTC |
| Description | In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: wifi: cfg80211: enforce HE/EHT cap/oper consistency Xiang Mei reports that mac80211 could crash if eht_cap is set but eht_oper isn't. Rather than fixing that for the individual user(s), enforce that both HE/EHT have consistent elements. |
Risk And Classification
EPSS: 0.001510000 probability, percentile 0.046430000 (date 2026-06-25)
Vendor Declared Affected Products
| Source | Vendor | Product | Version | Platforms |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CNA | Linux | Linux | affected 22c64f37e1d4e757b0073a72f1439c2c3509c5cb 0f5e9ddd7e8e7758771a63cdd498a2007dc8da7a git | Not specified |
| CNA | Linux | Linux | affected 22c64f37e1d4e757b0073a72f1439c2c3509c5cb cb9959ab5f99611d27a06586add84811fe8102dc git | Not specified |
| CNA | Linux | Linux | affected 6.16 | Not specified |
| CNA | Linux | Linux | unaffected 6.16 semver | Not specified |
| CNA | Linux | Linux | unaffected 7.0.13 7.0.* semver | Not specified |
| CNA | Linux | Linux | unaffected 7.1 * original_commit_for_fix | Not specified |
References
| Reference | Source | Link | Tags |
|---|---|---|---|
| git.kernel.org/stable/c/0f5e9ddd7e8e7758771a63cdd498a2007dc8da7a | 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 | git.kernel.org | |
| git.kernel.org/stable/c/cb9959ab5f99611d27a06586add84811fe8102dc | 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 | git.kernel.org | |
| CVE Program record | CVE.ORG | www.cve.org | canonical |
| NVD vulnerability detail | NVD | nvd.nist.gov | canonical, analysis |
No vendor comments have been submitted for this CVE.
There are currently no legacy QID mappings associated with this CVE.