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wifi: iwlwifi: fix 22000 series SMEM parsing

Type: advisorySources: OSV

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: wifi: iwlwifi: fix 22000 series SMEM parsing If the firmware were to report three LMACs (which doesn't exist in hardware) then using "fwrt->smem_cfg.lmac[2]" is an overrun of the array. Reject such and use IWL_FW_CHECK instead of WARN_ON in this function.

Products
Kernel
Affected versions
Not specified
Fixed versions
6.12.114, 6.18.16, 6.19.6, 6.6.160
CVEs
CVE-2026-43172
Confirmed fixed CVEs
Not specified
Updated in this feed
4 Nov 2026, 16:51 UTC · Revision 1

Source evidence

wifi: iwlwifi: fix 22000 series SMEM parsing

core-osv · Original source

Published 6 May 2026, 11:27 UTC

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: wifi: iwlwifi: fix 22000 series SMEM parsing If the firmware were to report three LMACs (which doesn't exist in hardware) then using "fwrt->smem_cfg.lmac[2]" is an overrun of the array. Reject such and use IWL_FW_CHECK instead of WARN_ON in this function.

osv:CVE-2026-43172

Kernel

Fixed versions: 6.6.160, 6.12.114, 6.18.16, 6.19.6

Complete source record
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