wifi: ath6kl: avoid buffer overreads in WMI event handlers
Summary
| CVE | CVE-2026-92498 |
|---|---|
| State | PUBLISHED |
| Assigner | Linux |
| Source Priority | CVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback |
| Published | 2026-09-17 17:17:52 UTC |
| Updated | 2026-09-17 17:17:52 UTC |
| Description | In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: wifi: ath6kl: avoid buffer overreads in WMI event handlers The following WMI event handlers currently read from the event buffer without first verifying that the message was large enough to hold the expected event: ath6kl_wmi_scan_complete_rx() ath6kl_wmi_addba_req_event_rx() ath6kl_wmi_delba_req_event_rx() Add length checks to prevent overread. |
Risk And Classification
EPSS: 0.001770000 probability, percentile 0.074950000 (date 2026-09-18)
Vendor Declared Affected Products
| Source | Vendor | Product | Version | Platforms |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CNA | Linux | Linux | affected bdcd81707973cf8aa9305337166f8ee842a050d4 144fe0b0fa8f311ebe29ef16c8239bf6a24addc0 git | Not specified |
| CNA | Linux | Linux | affected bdcd81707973cf8aa9305337166f8ee842a050d4 a2de3fb4f83a525e95a86a683f0ff105b9b5785b git | Not specified |
| CNA | Linux | Linux | affected bdcd81707973cf8aa9305337166f8ee842a050d4 d1d2ac5f5b1609a05c455d0aed12904b0985530d git | Not specified |
| CNA | Linux | Linux | affected bdcd81707973cf8aa9305337166f8ee842a050d4 ea2a77682f9f984bc9a45a00b7d1aa198503c2fe git | Not specified |
| CNA | Linux | Linux | affected bdcd81707973cf8aa9305337166f8ee842a050d4 41159d392c3adedc093a8d80521037b72350f606 git | Not specified |
| CNA | Linux | Linux | affected bdcd81707973cf8aa9305337166f8ee842a050d4 abda58f4529d7eebb6ef82e2d266dabc17507faa git | Not specified |
| CNA | Linux | Linux | affected bdcd81707973cf8aa9305337166f8ee842a050d4 2f3635213ecf52ff943f01645f895cb39db8f0dc git | Not specified |
| CNA | Linux | Linux | affected bdcd81707973cf8aa9305337166f8ee842a050d4 f57314aade9d74d30f3360ec5ef85a83654748be git | Not specified |
| CNA | Linux | Linux | affected 3.2 | Not specified |
| CNA | Linux | Linux | unaffected 3.2 semver | Not specified |
| CNA | Linux | Linux | unaffected 5.10.270 5.10.* semver | Not specified |
| CNA | Linux | Linux | unaffected 5.15.221 5.15.* semver | Not specified |
| CNA | Linux | Linux | unaffected 6.1.188 6.1.* semver | Not specified |
| CNA | Linux | Linux | unaffected 6.6.157 6.6.* semver | Not specified |
| CNA | Linux | Linux | unaffected 6.12.110 6.12.* semver | Not specified |
| CNA | Linux | Linux | unaffected 6.18.52 6.18.* semver | Not specified |
| CNA | Linux | Linux | unaffected 7.2.6 7.2.* semver | Not specified |
| CNA | Linux | Linux | unaffected 7.3-rc1 * original_commit_for_fix | Not specified |
References
| Reference | Source | Link | Tags |
|---|---|---|---|
| git.kernel.org/stable/c/144fe0b0fa8f311ebe29ef16c8239bf6a24addc0 | 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 | git.kernel.org | |
| git.kernel.org/stable/c/d1d2ac5f5b1609a05c455d0aed12904b0985530d | 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 | git.kernel.org | |
| git.kernel.org/stable/c/f57314aade9d74d30f3360ec5ef85a83654748be | 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 | git.kernel.org | |
| git.kernel.org/stable/c/2f3635213ecf52ff943f01645f895cb39db8f0dc | 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 | git.kernel.org | |
| git.kernel.org/stable/c/ea2a77682f9f984bc9a45a00b7d1aa198503c2fe | 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 | git.kernel.org | |
| git.kernel.org/stable/c/a2de3fb4f83a525e95a86a683f0ff105b9b5785b | 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 | git.kernel.org | |
| git.kernel.org/stable/c/41159d392c3adedc093a8d80521037b72350f606 | 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 | git.kernel.org | |
| git.kernel.org/stable/c/abda58f4529d7eebb6ef82e2d266dabc17507faa | 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.