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wifi: rtw89: phy: check length before parsing PHY status IE
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: wifi: rtw89: phy: check length before parsing PHY status IE Hardware might report PHY status IE with unexpected length, and parser might access out of range. Check the length ahead.
Announced Group revision 1
Original source ↗CVE-2026-97500
Primary source · Revision 1
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Security context
Source reference: cve:CVE-2026-97500
Linux
Source reference: /containers/cna/affected/0/product
- Affected versions
- Not stated in this record
- Fixed versions
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- Prerequisites
- Not stated in this record
Linux
Source reference: /containers/cna/affected/1/product
- Affected versions
- Not stated in this record
- Fixed versions
- Not stated in this record
- Prerequisites
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Structured affected-version data
Original package identities and version rules from this source.
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{
"repo": "https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git",
"vendor": "Linux",
"product": "Linux",
"versions": [
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"status": "affected",
"version": "e3ec7017f6a20d12ddd9fe23d345ebb7b8c104dd",
"lessThan": "72bf6944e336d6f046f5c886ebededdd6560a693",
"versionType": "git"
},
{
"status": "affected",
"version": "e3ec7017f6a20d12ddd9fe23d345ebb7b8c104dd",
"lessThan": "213f9e0ab2b4f35fe8d342333238c6cc91513fbf",
"versionType": "git"
},
{
"status": "affected",
"version": "e3ec7017f6a20d12ddd9fe23d345ebb7b8c104dd",
"lessThan": "98e5720afd7495eece580238f232e3b3b4c022da",
"versionType": "git"
},
{
"status": "affected",
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"lessThan": "884495c39de1a02f42bd40051b921e2311d6ac91",
"versionType": "git"
}
],
"programFiles": [
"drivers/net/wireless/realtek/rtw89/core.c"
],
"defaultStatus": "unaffected"
},
{
"repo": "https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git",
"vendor": "Linux",
"product": "Linux",
"versions": [
{
"status": "affected",
"version": "5.16"
},
{
"status": "unaffected",
"version": "0",
"lessThan": "5.16",
"versionType": "semver"
},
{
"status": "unaffected",
"version": "6.6.158",
"versionType": "semver",
"lessThanOrEqual": "6.6.*"
},
{
"status": "unaffected",
"version": "6.12.111",
"versionType": "semver",
"lessThanOrEqual": "6.12.*"
},
{
"status": "unaffected",
"version": "6.18.53",
"versionType": "semver",
"lessThanOrEqual": "6.18.*"
},
{
"status": "unaffected",
"version": "7.2",
"versionType": "original_commit_for_fix",
"lessThanOrEqual": "*"
}
],
"programFiles": [
"drivers/net/wireless/realtek/rtw89/core.c"
],
"defaultStatus": "affected"
}
]- Related CVEs
- CVE-2026-97500
Source reference:
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Publisher severity
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- Event
- #8355 · Revision 1
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