CVE-2026-22978In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: wifi: avoid kernel-infoleak from struct iw_point struct iw_point has a 32bit hole on 64bit arches.
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In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: wifi: avoid kernel-infoleak from struct iw_point struct iw_point has a 32bit hole on 64bit arches. struct iw_point { void __user *pointer; /* Pointer to the data (in user space) */ __u16 length; /* number of fields or size in bytes */ __u16 flags; /* Optional params */ }; Make sure to zero the structure to avoid disclosing 32bits of kernel data to user space.
- CVSS
- 3.3 LOW (v3.1, NVD)CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
- Weakness (CWE)
- Not given
- Known exploited
- Not in CISA's KEV catalog
- EPSS (exploitation in the next 30 days)
- Not loaded for this CVE
- Assigned by
- Not given
- NVD analysis
- Analyzed
- Record last updated
- Jun 17, 2026
- First seen by InfoSec Signals
- Oct 9, 2026
Affected products
linux linux_kernel linux:linux_kernel | from 2.6.27 before 5.10.248; from 5.11 before 5.15.198; from 5.16 before 6.1.161; from 6.2 before 6.6.121; from 6.7 before 6.12.66; from 6.13 before 6.18.6; 6.19; 6.19; and 2 more ranges | NVD |
References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/024f71a57d563fbe162e528c8bf2d27e9cac7c7bpatch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/21cbf883d073abbfe09e3924466aa5e0449e7261patch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/442ceac0393185e9982323f6682a52a53e8462b1patch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a3827e310b5a73535646ef4a552d53b3c8bf74f6patch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d21ec867d84c9f3a9845d7d8c90c9ce35dbe48f8patch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d943b5f592767b107ba8c12a902f17431350378cpatch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e3c35177103ead4658b8a62f41e3080d45885464patch
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