CVE-2026-1679net: eswifi socket send payload length not bounded
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The eswifi socket offload driver copies user-provided payloads into a fixed buffer without checking available space; oversized sends overflow `eswifi->buf`, corrupting kernel memory (CWE-120). Exploit requires local code that can call the socket send API; no remote attacker can reach it directly.
- CVSS
- 7.3 HIGH (v3.1, CNA)CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:H
- Weakness (CWE)
- CWE-120
- Known exploited
- Not in CISA's KEV catalog
- EPSS (exploitation in the next 30 days)
- Not loaded for this CVE
- Assigned by
- zephyr
- NVD analysis
- Analyzed
- Record last updated
- Oct 15, 2026
- First seen by InfoSec Signals
- Oct 9, 2026
Affected products
zephyrproject-rtos Zephyr zephyrproject_rtos:zephyr (from the name) | before 4.4.0 | CNA record |
zephyrproject zephyr zephyrproject:zephyr | through 4.3.0 | NVD |
References
- https://github.com/zephyrproject-rtos/zephyr/security/advisories/GHSA-qx3g-5g22-fq5wexploit, patch, vendor-advisory
The CVE record on cve.org NVD's entry
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