wifi: mwifiex: validate scan response extents

Summary

CVECVE-2026-98185
StatePUBLISHED
AssignerLinux
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2026-10-06 09:18:03 UTC
Updated2026-10-19 10:18:18 UTC
DescriptionIn the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: wifi: mwifiex: validate scan response extents mwifiex_ret_802_11_scan() subtracts the fixed response fields and the firmware-provided BSS length from resp->size without first proving that either extent fits. A short response or oversized BSS length can therefore underflow tlv_buf_size and make the TLV parser walk beyond the command response. Compute the fixed extent from the selected normal or background scan response. Validate that the fixed fields and BSS data fit before deriving the TLV extent and entering the parser.

Risk And Classification

EPSS: 0.001840000 probability, percentile 0.073000000 (date 2026-10-06)

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Linux Linux affected 5e6e3a92b9a4c9416b17f468fa5c7fa2233b8b4e 25217c5f6ce0bf3004f80c129464cd35fe9a420f git Not specified
CNA Linux Linux affected 5e6e3a92b9a4c9416b17f468fa5c7fa2233b8b4e 48312f0085aa1577d6d41af2a079b34de17c1a57 git Not specified
CNA Linux Linux affected 5e6e3a92b9a4c9416b17f468fa5c7fa2233b8b4e dccf5ecaad4d8d43c545921f20328e8f91af8698 git Not specified
CNA Linux Linux affected 5e6e3a92b9a4c9416b17f468fa5c7fa2233b8b4e c4943323fda22ef27bb6479b9d328ae48c63f64c git Not specified
CNA Linux Linux affected 5e6e3a92b9a4c9416b17f468fa5c7fa2233b8b4e cb0008480ed7d5cf76f3ad9668a91bbb7d0b4417 git Not specified
CNA Linux Linux affected 5e6e3a92b9a4c9416b17f468fa5c7fa2233b8b4e 9cff2f39ed38a32070b08364c4c9346e85b8f9ec git Not specified
CNA Linux Linux affected 5e6e3a92b9a4c9416b17f468fa5c7fa2233b8b4e 7106ad8b74f50cca1ef36131f327d2c78f556daa git Not specified
CNA Linux Linux affected 5e6e3a92b9a4c9416b17f468fa5c7fa2233b8b4e 3687d7d48070838cc2953431b3a27717cab0aaf6 git Not specified
CNA Linux Linux affected 3.0 Not specified
CNA Linux Linux unaffected 3.0 semver Not specified
CNA Linux Linux unaffected 5.10.271 5.10.* semver Not specified
CNA Linux Linux unaffected 5.15.222 5.15.* semver Not specified
CNA Linux Linux unaffected 6.1.189 6.1.* semver Not specified
CNA Linux Linux unaffected 6.6.158 6.6.* semver Not specified
CNA Linux Linux unaffected 6.12.112 6.12.* semver Not specified
CNA Linux Linux unaffected 6.18.54 6.18.* semver Not specified
CNA Linux Linux unaffected 7.2.8 7.2.* semver Not specified
CNA Linux Linux unaffected 7.3 * original_commit_for_fix Not specified

References

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git.kernel.org/stable/c/c4943323fda22ef27bb6479b9d328ae48c63f64c 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 git.kernel.org
git.kernel.org/stable/c/25217c5f6ce0bf3004f80c129464cd35fe9a420f 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 git.kernel.org
git.kernel.org/stable/c/dccf5ecaad4d8d43c545921f20328e8f91af8698 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 git.kernel.org
git.kernel.org/stable/c/cb0008480ed7d5cf76f3ad9668a91bbb7d0b4417 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 git.kernel.org
git.kernel.org/stable/c/48312f0085aa1577d6d41af2a079b34de17c1a57 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 git.kernel.org
git.kernel.org/stable/c/3687d7d48070838cc2953431b3a27717cab0aaf6 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 git.kernel.org
git.kernel.org/stable/c/7106ad8b74f50cca1ef36131f327d2c78f556daa 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 git.kernel.org
git.kernel.org/stable/c/9cff2f39ed38a32070b08364c4c9346e85b8f9ec 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 git.kernel.org
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