wifi: nl80211: reject beacons with bad HE operation

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Summary

CVECVE-2026-97517
StatePUBLISHED
AssignerLinux
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2026-09-24 17:17:29 UTC
Updated2026-09-28 06:16:37 UTC
DescriptionIn the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: wifi: nl80211: reject beacons with bad HE operation The HE operation element not only needs to be longer than the fixed part, but also have an appropriate size for the variable part inside of it. Check this.

Risk And Classification

EPSS: 0.001550000 probability, percentile 0.039110000 (date 2026-09-29)

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Linux Linux affected 7e8d6f12bb2a729290ebb0096248ea46d2868fc6 6c4bb5450b9d9111faaaba581ea45a3a79844e50 git Not specified
CNA Linux Linux affected 7e8d6f12bb2a729290ebb0096248ea46d2868fc6 0d635f0b4a634eb599ed13a87ece0b5f129f9900 git Not specified
CNA Linux Linux affected 7e8d6f12bb2a729290ebb0096248ea46d2868fc6 8b9a100e1a76c52988b31099b349fd95a58c8768 git Not specified
CNA Linux Linux affected 5.7 Not specified
CNA Linux Linux unaffected 5.7 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

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
git.kernel.org/stable/c/8b9a100e1a76c52988b31099b349fd95a58c8768 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 git.kernel.org
git.kernel.org/stable/c/6c4bb5450b9d9111faaaba581ea45a3a79844e50 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 git.kernel.org
git.kernel.org/stable/c/0d635f0b4a634eb599ed13a87ece0b5f129f9900 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 git.kernel.org
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