CVE-2026-92498wifi: ath6kl: avoid buffer overreads in WMI event handlers
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In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: wifi: ath6kl: avoid buffer overreads in WMI event handlers The following WMI event handlers currently read from the event buffer without first verifying that the message was large enough to hold the expected event: ath6kl_wmi_scan_complete_rx() ath6kl_wmi_addba_req_event_rx() ath6kl_wmi_delba_req_event_rx() Add length checks to prevent overread.
- CVSS
- Not yet scored
- 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
- Linux
- NVD analysis
- Received
- Record last updated
- Oct 19, 2026
- First seen by InfoSec Signals
- Oct 9, 2026
Affected products
Linux Linux linux:linux (from the name) | from bdcd81707973cf8aa9305337166f8ee842a050d4 before 144fe0b0fa8f311ebe29ef16c8239bf6a24addc0; from bdcd81707973cf8aa9305337166f8ee842a050d4 before a2de3fb4f83a525e95a86a683f0ff105b9b5785b; from bdcd81707973cf8aa9305337166f8ee842a050d4 before d1d2ac5f5b1609a05c455d0aed12904b0985530d; from bdcd81707973cf8aa9305337166f8ee842a050d4 before ea2a77682f9f984bc9a45a00b7d1aa198503c2fe; from bdcd81707973cf8aa9305337166f8ee842a050d4 before 41159d392c3adedc093a8d80521037b72350f606; from bdcd81707973cf8aa9305337166f8ee842a050d4 before abda58f4529d7eebb6ef82e2d266dabc17507faa; from bdcd81707973cf8aa9305337166f8ee842a050d4 before 2f3635213ecf52ff943f01645f895cb39db8f0dc; from bdcd81707973cf8aa9305337166f8ee842a050d4 before f57314aade9d74d30f3360ec5ef85a83654748be | CNA record |
References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/144fe0b0fa8f311ebe29ef16c8239bf6a24addc0
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a2de3fb4f83a525e95a86a683f0ff105b9b5785b
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d1d2ac5f5b1609a05c455d0aed12904b0985530d
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ea2a77682f9f984bc9a45a00b7d1aa198503c2fe
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/41159d392c3adedc093a8d80521037b72350f606
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/abda58f4529d7eebb6ef82e2d266dabc17507faa
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2f3635213ecf52ff943f01645f895cb39db8f0dc
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f57314aade9d74d30f3360ec5ef85a83654748be
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