wifi: rtw89: phy: check length before parsing PHY status IE
Summary
| CVE | CVE-2026-97500 |
|---|---|
| State | PUBLISHED |
| Assigner | Linux |
| Source Priority | CVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback |
| Published | 2026-09-24 17:17:27 UTC |
| Updated | 2026-09-28 06:16:35 UTC |
| Description | In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: wifi: rtw89: phy: check length before parsing PHY status IE Hardware might report PHY status IE with unexpected length, and parser might access out of range. Check the length ahead. |
Risk And Classification
EPSS: 0.001550000 probability, percentile 0.039110000 (date 2026-09-29)
Vendor Declared Affected Products
| Source | Vendor | Product | Version | Platforms |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CNA | Linux | Linux | affected e3ec7017f6a20d12ddd9fe23d345ebb7b8c104dd 213f9e0ab2b4f35fe8d342333238c6cc91513fbf git | Not specified |
| CNA | Linux | Linux | affected e3ec7017f6a20d12ddd9fe23d345ebb7b8c104dd 98e5720afd7495eece580238f232e3b3b4c022da git | Not specified |
| CNA | Linux | Linux | affected e3ec7017f6a20d12ddd9fe23d345ebb7b8c104dd 884495c39de1a02f42bd40051b921e2311d6ac91 git | Not specified |
| CNA | Linux | Linux | affected 5.16 | Not specified |
| CNA | Linux | Linux | unaffected 5.16 semver | Not specified |
| CNA | Linux | Linux | unaffected 6.12.111 6.12.* semver | Not specified |
| CNA | Linux | Linux | unaffected 6.18.53 6.18.* semver | Not specified |
| CNA | Linux | Linux | unaffected 7.2 * original_commit_for_fix | Not specified |
References
| Reference | Source | Link | Tags |
|---|---|---|---|
| git.kernel.org/stable/c/213f9e0ab2b4f35fe8d342333238c6cc91513fbf | 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 | git.kernel.org | |
| git.kernel.org/stable/c/98e5720afd7495eece580238f232e3b3b4c022da | 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 | git.kernel.org | |
| git.kernel.org/stable/c/884495c39de1a02f42bd40051b921e2311d6ac91 | 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.