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wifi: nl80211: reject beacons with bad HE operation
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: wifi: nl80211: reject beacons with bad HE operation The HE operation element not only needs to be longer than the fixed part, but also have an appropriate size for the variable part inside of it. Check this.
Announced Source revision 1
Original source ↗CVE-2026-97517
Primary source · Revision 1
Imported from structured advisory data. Source references identify upstream records or fields; verify affected versions and your deployed configuration.
Security context
Source reference: cve:CVE-2026-97517
Linux
Source reference: /containers/cna/affected/0/product
- Affected versions
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- Fixed versions
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- Prerequisites
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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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"programFiles": [
"net/wireless/nl80211.c"
],
"defaultStatus": "unaffected"
},
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"vendor": "Linux",
"product": "Linux",
"versions": [
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},
{
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"lessThan": "5.7",
"versionType": "semver"
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{
"status": "unaffected",
"version": "6.1.189",
"versionType": "semver",
"lessThanOrEqual": "6.1.*"
},
{
"status": "unaffected",
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"versionType": "semver",
"lessThanOrEqual": "6.6.*"
},
{
"status": "unaffected",
"version": "6.12.111",
"versionType": "semver",
"lessThanOrEqual": "6.12.*"
},
{
"status": "unaffected",
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"versionType": "semver",
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},
{
"status": "unaffected",
"version": "7.2",
"versionType": "original_commit_for_fix",
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}
],
"programFiles": [
"net/wireless/nl80211.c"
],
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}
]- Related CVEs
- CVE-2026-97517
Source reference:
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- Event
- #8364 · Revision 1
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- Publisher date