wifi: mwifiex: use the subframe length when parsing A-MSDU TDLS frames

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Summary

CVECVE-2026-74488
StatePUBLISHED
AssignerLinux
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2026-08-15 13:17:53 UTC
Updated2026-08-19 17:21:05 UTC
DescriptionIn the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: wifi: mwifiex: use the subframe length when parsing A-MSDU TDLS frames mwifiex_11n_dispatch_amsdu_pkt() splits an A-MSDU with ieee80211_amsdu_to_8023s() and walks the resulting subframes. For each subframe it passes the subframe data pointer to mwifiex_process_tdls_action_frame(), but pairs it with skb->len, the length of the A-MSDU parent, instead of rx_skb->len: rx_skb = __skb_dequeue(&list); rx_hdr = (struct rx_packet_hdr *)rx_skb->data; if (ISSUPP_TDLS_ENABLED(priv->adapter->fw_cap_info) && ntohs(rx_hdr->eth803_hdr.h_proto) == ETH_P_TDLS) { mwifiex_process_tdls_action_frame(priv, (u8 *)rx_hdr, skb->len); } The parent is not a valid description of that buffer, and may not be valid memory at all. ieee80211_amsdu_to_8023s() ends with if (!reuse_skb) dev_kfree_skb(skb); and it only sets reuse_skb when the parent is linear, is not a head_frag, and is being consumed as the *last* subframe. So when the parent does not qualify for reuse it has already been freed, and the read of skb->len is a use-after-free. When it is reused, skb->len is the length of the last subframe, applied to every earlier subframe, which over-states the buffer whenever an earlier subframe is shorter. The callee cannot absorb a wrong length, because it derives its own ceiling from the value it is given. Each frame type computes ies_len = len - sizeof(struct ethhdr) - TDLS_*_FIX_LEN; and the element walk is then bounded entirely against that ceiling, for (end = pos + ies_len; pos + 1 < end; pos += 2 + pos[1]) { u8 ie_len = pos[1]; if (pos + 2 + ie_len > end) break; so a too-large len moves end past the end of the subframe and the walk reads and copies beyond it. The A-MSDU layout is chosen by the sender, which makes the difference between the last subframe and a shorter earlier one remotely selectable. Reaching this requires TDLS support in firmware and the TDLS ethertype on the subframe. The other caller, mwifiex_process_rx_packet(), is correct: it passes a pointer and a length that describe the same region of the RX buffer. Pass rx_skb->len, the length of the subframe actually being parsed.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v3.1 8.8 HIGH from 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67

CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

EPSS: 0.002470000 probability, percentile 0.162440000 (date 2026-08-19)

VersionSourceTypeScoreSeverityVector
3.1416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67Secondary8.8HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
3.1CNADECLARED8.8HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CVSS v3.1 Breakdown

Attack Vector
Adjacent
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Linux Linux affected 776f742040ca5eb6242c60f29ac73d5752a5b621 707664027bb9307f7268eda403af7c4ccd9b8644 git Not specified
CNA Linux Linux affected 776f742040ca5eb6242c60f29ac73d5752a5b621 3b02275833a0d3e6583627995d614fa99bdf364f git Not specified
CNA Linux Linux affected 776f742040ca5eb6242c60f29ac73d5752a5b621 a1f0f7dc7eb15754e6931b433edb7beb754c996a git Not specified
CNA Linux Linux affected 776f742040ca5eb6242c60f29ac73d5752a5b621 25e5a3fe4f15e30f74eca42cbf3bcc3a3fbeda79 git Not specified
CNA Linux Linux affected 776f742040ca5eb6242c60f29ac73d5752a5b621 ece2ebb34247d573142617dfc534a9dc11ba59be git Not specified
CNA Linux Linux affected 776f742040ca5eb6242c60f29ac73d5752a5b621 c9dcfe6b8b71369e1d732e2ff622c3696a2f032c git Not specified
CNA Linux Linux affected 776f742040ca5eb6242c60f29ac73d5752a5b621 5a21ab03829cb6d2682c127f22e2b9cd63b4393f git Not specified
CNA Linux Linux affected 776f742040ca5eb6242c60f29ac73d5752a5b621 99a948382af8a225e2d5e54a7052158cd6281cc6 git Not specified
CNA Linux Linux affected 4.5 Not specified
CNA Linux Linux unaffected 4.5 semver Not specified
CNA Linux Linux unaffected 5.10.265 5.10.* semver Not specified
CNA Linux Linux unaffected 5.15.216 5.15.* semver Not specified
CNA Linux Linux unaffected 6.1.183 6.1.* semver Not specified
CNA Linux Linux unaffected 6.6.151 6.6.* semver Not specified
CNA Linux Linux unaffected 6.12.103 6.12.* semver Not specified
CNA Linux Linux unaffected 6.18.44 6.18.* semver Not specified
CNA Linux Linux unaffected 7.1.8 7.1.* semver Not specified
CNA Linux Linux unaffected 7.2 * original_commit_for_fix Not specified

References

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git.kernel.org/stable/c/3b02275833a0d3e6583627995d614fa99bdf364f 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 git.kernel.org
git.kernel.org/stable/c/707664027bb9307f7268eda403af7c4ccd9b8644 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 git.kernel.org
git.kernel.org/stable/c/25e5a3fe4f15e30f74eca42cbf3bcc3a3fbeda79 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 git.kernel.org
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