CVE-2026-68406 json
wifi: cfg80211: validate PMSR FTM preamble range
published 2026-08-10 2 mo ago modified 2026-11-06 2 d ago also EUVD-2026-55592
- cvss
- —
- not scored
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 0.2%
- EPSS 0.2% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 8%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
wifi: cfg80211: validate PMSR FTM preamble range
PMSR FTM request parsing accepts preamble values outside the enumerated nl80211 preamble range.
Reject out-of-range values before using them in the parser capability bit test using the policy.
[drop unnecessary check]
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-2026-68406
- 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-2026-68406
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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
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/73ada9f23c2c7fac74474ea2a38ceb265bae17f1 commit
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/2b97fa1bce7731f6a244f3d4407c61858f09b93f commit
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/9b33f260db3971f572dda0b45dd28d477cf51ed1 commit
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/44ea65d779e2d23b2264fea6af2d0c666a3ec9fb commit
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/922d71fbaf99c1d5318151a0cb0a42ad448d07d9 commit
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/cfbda103aeae61071a122a6fc2bfe98cffbd7165 commit
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/58320cb47df2accc7a20bb72c0150280732fa58f commit
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/36230936468f0ba4930e94aef496fc229d4bb951 commit
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-2026-68406 updated cvss 5.5
kernel: wifi: cfg80211: validate PMSR FTM preamble range
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 perf, kernel, bpftool, kernel-rt, kernel-core, kernel-tools, +30 more 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_0affected: no fix available “Fix deferred”
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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 morefixed: vendor fix RHSA-2026:67150
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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 for NVIDIA 26 kernel 6.12.0-55.94.1.el10_0 Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4 openshift/ose-rhel-coreos-8, openshift/ose-rhel-coreos-9 Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 5 openshift/ose-rhel-coreos-9not affected: vulnerable code not present
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CISA SSVC
- Exploitation
- none
- Automatable
- no
- Technical impact
- partial
- Assessed
- 2 d ago
Exploit prediction
0.18% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 8% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
Affected products
- Linux Linux
Classification
- Technology feeds
References
- git.kernel.org /stable/c/73ada9f23c2c7fac74474ea2a38ceb265bae17f1
- git.kernel.org /stable/c/2b97fa1bce7731f6a244f3d4407c61858f09b93f
- git.kernel.org /stable/c/9b33f260db3971f572dda0b45dd28d477cf51ed1
- git.kernel.org /stable/c/44ea65d779e2d23b2264fea6af2d0c666a3ec9fb
- git.kernel.org /stable/c/922d71fbaf99c1d5318151a0cb0a42ad448d07d9
- git.kernel.org /stable/c/cfbda103aeae61071a122a6fc2bfe98cffbd7165
- git.kernel.org /stable/c/58320cb47df2accc7a20bb72c0150280732fa58f
- git.kernel.org /stable/c/36230936468f0ba4930e94aef496fc229d4bb951
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2026-68406
- NVD CVE-2026-68406
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