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wifi: iwlwifi: mvm: fix out-of-bounds tid_data access in BA notif

Type: advisorySources: OSV

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: wifi: iwlwifi: mvm: fix out-of-bounds tid_data access in BA notif mvmsta->tid_data was indexed by the TFD loop counter 'i' instead of the actual TID value 'tid'. This writes lq_color into a random tid_data slot unrelated to the BA entry. Since multi-TID blockack is not really in use, 'i' was always 0 and no harm was done. Add a out-of-bound check before accessing the array.

Products
Kernel
Affected versions
Not specified
Fixed versions
6.1.191, 6.12.111, 6.18.53, 6.6.158
CVEs
CVE-2026-93790
Confirmed fixed CVEs
Not specified
Updated in this feed
3 Nov 2026, 16:30 UTC · Revision 2

Source evidence

wifi: iwlwifi: mvm: fix out-of-bounds tid_data access in BA notif

core-osv · Original source

Published 24 Sept 2026, 16:02 UTC

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: wifi: iwlwifi: mvm: fix out-of-bounds tid_data access in BA notif mvmsta->tid_data was indexed by the TFD loop counter 'i' instead of the actual TID value 'tid'. This writes lq_color into a random tid_data slot unrelated to the BA entry. Since multi-TID blockack is not really in use, 'i' was always 0 and no harm was done. Add a out-of-bound check before accessing the array.

osv:CVE-2026-93790

Kernel

Fixed versions: 6.1.191, 6.6.158, 6.12.111, 6.18.53

Complete source record
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