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high 7.1

CVE-2026-68402 json

wifi: cfg80211: bound element ID read when checking non-inheritance

published 2026-08-10 2 mo ago modified 2026-10-19 20 d ago also EUVD-2026-55588

cvss
7.1
version 3.1, CNA
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
0.3%
EPSS 0.3% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 18%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

wifi: cfg80211: bound element ID read when checking non-inheritance

cfg80211_is_element_inherited() reads the first data octet of the candidate element (id = elem->data[0]) to look it up in an extension non-inheritance list. It does so after testing elem->id, but without verifying that the element actually has a data octet. A zero-length extension element (WLAN_EID_EXTENSION with length 0) therefore makes it read one octet past the end of the element.

_ieee802_11_parse_elems_full() runs this check for every element of a frame once a non-inheritance context exists -- e.g. while parsing a per-STA profile of a Multi-Link element in a (re)association response, or a non-transmitted BSS profile -- so a crafted frame from an AP can trigger a one-octet slab-out-of-bounds read during element parsing:

BUG: KASAN: slab-out-of-bounds in cfg80211_is_element_inherited Read of size 1 ... in net/wireless/scan.c

Return early (treat the element as inherited) when an extension element carries no data, mirroring the existing handling of empty ID lists.

The bug was found by fuzzing ieee802_11_parse_elems_full() under KASAN.

Patch / fix

  • Linux Linux 5.10.265, 5.15.216, 6.1.183, 6.6.148, 6.12.101, 6.18.42, 7.1.6, 7.2
  • linux Debian 12 6.1.187-1
  • linux Debian 13 6.12.101-1
  • linux Debian 14 7.1.6-1
  • linux-6.12 Debian 12 6.12.101-1~deb12u1

debian advisories DEBIAN-CVE-2026-68402

  • linux Ubuntu 22.04 LTS 5.15.0-198.208
  • linux Ubuntu 24.04 LTS 6.8.0-147.147
  • linux Ubuntu 26.04 LTS 7.0.0-38.38
  • linux-aws Ubuntu 22.04 LTS 5.15.0-1117.124
  • linux-aws Ubuntu 24.04 LTS 6.8.0-1067.70
  • linux-aws Ubuntu 26.04 LTS 7.0.0-1014.14
  • linux-gcp Ubuntu 22.04 LTS 5.15.0-1118.128
  • linux-gcp Ubuntu 24.04 LTS 6.8.0-1071.79

ubuntu advisories UBUNTU-CVE-2026-68402

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  • kernel RHEL 9 5.14.0-687.47.1.el9_8
  • rv RHEL 9 5.14.0-687.47.1.el9_8
  • perf RHEL 9 5.14.0-687.47.1.el9_8
  • rtla RHEL 9 5.14.0-687.47.1.el9_8
  • libperf RHEL 9 5.14.0-687.47.1.el9_8
  • kernel-rt RHEL 9 5.14.0-687.47.1.el9_8
  • kernel-64k RHEL 9 5.14.0-687.47.1.el9_8
  • kernel-core RHEL 9 5.14.0-687.47.1.el9_8

red hat advisories RHSA-2026:67150

  • kernel-64kb SLE Module for Basesystem 15 SP7 6.4.0-150700.53.81.1
  • kernel-syms SLE Module for Development Tools 15 SP7 6.4.0-150700.53.81.1
  • kernel-azure SLE Module for Public Cloud 15 SP7 6.4.0-150700.53.81.1
  • kernel-source SLE Module for Development Tools 15 SP7, SLE Module for Basesystem 15 SP7 6.4.0-150700.53.81.1
  • kernel-default SLE Workstation Extension 15 SP7, SLE Module for Legacy 15 SP7, SLE Module for Basesystem 15 SP7 +2 more 6.4.0-150700.53.81.1
  • kernel-zfcpdump SLE Module for Basesystem 15 SP7 6.4.0-150700.53.81.1
  • kernel-obs-build SLE Module for Development Tools 15 SP7 6.4.0-150700.53.81.1
  • kernel-default-base SLE Module for Basesystem 15 SP7 6.4.0-150700.53.81.1.150700.17.45.1

suse advisories SUSE-SU-2026:4254-1SUSE-SU-2026:23887-1SUSE-SU-2026:23902-1SUSE-SU-2026:23897-1SUSE-SU-2026:23881-1SUSE-SU-2026:4120-1

  • kernel-rt openSUSE Leap 16.0 6.12.0-160000.38.1
  • dtb-aarch64 openSUSE Leap 16.0 6.12.0-160000.38.1
  • kernel-64kb openSUSE Leap 16.0 6.12.0-160000.38.1
  • kernel-syms openSUSE Leap 16.0 6.12.0-160000.38.1
  • kernel-azure openSUSE Leap 16.0 6.12.0-160000.38.1
  • kernel-obs-qa openSUSE Leap 16.0 6.12.0-160000.38.1
  • kernel-source openSUSE Leap 16.0 6.12.0-160000.38.1
  • kernel-default openSUSE Leap 16.0 6.12.0-160000.38.1

opensuse advisories openSUSE-SU-2026:21910-1

  • kernel AlmaLinux 9 5.14.0-687.47.1.el9_8
  • rv AlmaLinux 9 5.14.0-687.47.1.el9_8
  • perf AlmaLinux 9 5.14.0-687.47.1.el9_8
  • rtla AlmaLinux 9 5.14.0-687.47.1.el9_8
  • libperf AlmaLinux 9 5.14.0-687.47.1.el9_8
  • kernel-rt AlmaLinux 9 5.14.0-687.47.1.el9_8
  • kernel-64k AlmaLinux 9 5.14.0-687.47.1.el9_8
  • kernel-core AlmaLinux 9 5.14.0-687.47.1.el9_8

almalinux advisories ALSA-2026:67150

  • kernel Rocky Linux 9 5.14.0-687.47.1.el9_8

rocky linux advisories RLSA-2026:67150

Vendor advisories

What the vendors themselves say about their products: affected, fixed or not affected, and what to do.

red hat product security vex CVE-2026-68402 updated cvss 7.0

kernel: Linux kernel: Wi-Fi subsystem out-of-bounds read via crafted frames

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 kernel-rt, kernel-rt-kvm, kernel-rt-core, kernel-rt-modules, kernel-rt-debug-kvm, kernel-rt-debug-core, +12 more Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 kernel 6.12.0-55.94.1.el10_0
    affected: workaround, no fix available
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 9) rv 5.14.0-687.47.1.el9_8, perf 5.14.0-687.47.1.el9_8, rtla 5.14.0-687.47.1.el9_8, python3-perf 5.14.0-687.47.1.el9_8, kernel-devel-matched 5.14.0-687.47.1.el9_8, kernel-64k-devel-matched 5.14.0-687.47.1.el9_8, +7 more Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS (v. 9) kernel 5.14.0-687.47.1.el9_8, kernel-64k 5.14.0-687.47.1.el9_8, kernel-core 5.14.0-687.47.1.el9_8, kernel-tools 5.14.0-687.47.1.el9_8, kernel-modules 5.14.0-687.47.1.el9_8, kernel-64k-core 5.14.0-687.47.1.el9_8, +27 more Red Hat Enterprise Linux CodeReady Linux Builder (v. 9) libperf 5.14.0-687.47.1.el9_8, kernel-debuginfo-common-s390x 5.14.0-687.47.1.el9_8, kernel-debuginfo-common-x86_64 5.14.0-687.47.1.el9_8, kernel-debuginfo-common-aarch64 5.14.0-687.47.1.el9_8, kernel-debuginfo-common-ppc64le 5.14.0-687.47.1.el9_8 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Real Time (v. 9) kernel-rt 5.14.0-687.47.1.el9_8, kernel-rt-64k 5.14.0-687.47.1.el9_8, kernel-rt-core 5.14.0-687.47.1.el9_8, kernel-rt-modules 5.14.0-687.47.1.el9_8, kernel-rt-64k-core 5.14.0-687.47.1.el9_8, kernel-rt-debug-core 5.14.0-687.47.1.el9_8, +14 more Red Hat Enterprise Linux Real Time for NFV (v. 9) kernel-rt 5.14.0-687.47.1.el9_8, kernel-rt-core 5.14.0-687.47.1.el9_8, kernel-rt-modules 5.14.0-687.47.1.el9_8, kernel-rt-debug-core 5.14.0-687.47.1.el9_8, kernel-rt-modules-core 5.14.0-687.47.1.el9_8, kernel-rt-debug-modules 5.14.0-687.47.1.el9_8, +4 more
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2026:67150
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 perf, kernel, python-perf, kernel-kdump, kernel-firmware, kernel-bootwrapper, +2 more Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 perf, kernel, bpftool, kernel-rt, python-perf, kernel-kdump, +9 more Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 perf, kernel, bpftool, kernel-rt, kernel-core, kernel-tools, +30 more
    not affected: vulnerable code not present

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CISA SSVC

Exploitation
none
Automatable
no
Technical impact
partial
Assessed
23 d ago

Exploit prediction

0.27% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 18% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
CNA 3.1 7.1 CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:H

Affected products

  • Linux Linux

Classification

Weakness
Technology feeds

References

Sources

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