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wifi: rtw89: phy: check length before parsing PHY status IE

Type: advisorySources: OSV

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.

Products
Kernel
Affected versions
Not specified
Fixed versions
6.1.191, 6.12.111, 6.18.53, 6.6.158
CVEs
CVE-2026-97500
Confirmed fixed CVEs
Not specified
Updated in this feed
5 Nov 2026, 05:21 UTC · Revision 2

Source evidence

wifi: rtw89: phy: check length before parsing PHY status IE

core-osv · Original source

Published 24 Sept 2026, 16:04 UTC

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.

osv:CVE-2026-97500

Kernel

Fixed versions: 6.1.191, 6.6.158, 6.12.111, 6.18.53

Complete source record
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