Unscored severity · published Oct 23, 2026
CVE-2026-98887
wifi: mac80211_hwsim: reject undersized HWSIM_ATTR_TX_INFO
New
–
CVSS
0.2%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
wifi: mac80211_hwsim: reject undersized HWSIM_ATTR_TX_INFO
hwsim_tx_info_frame_received_nl() casts the HWSIM_ATTR_TX_INFO payload
to a struct hwsim_tx_rate * and unconditionally reads
IEEE80211_TX_MAX_RATES entries (8 bytes) from it. The policy only bounds
the attribute from above (NLA_BINARY .len is a maximum) and the op sets
GENL_DONT_VALIDATE_STRICT, so a short or zero-length attribute is
accepted and the loop reads past the payload.
Require the exact length in the policy, so a malformed attribute is
rejected before the handler runs.
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.2% · higher than 12% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
LI
Linux · Linux
5d44fe7c9808c56e136e59147bd932f5491520f1 before 3a96bb65b4b820d8b41fa155781ec1c29e3479d4; 5d44fe7c9808c56e136e59147bd932f5491520f1 before 59e1f2a0242232b4a3af144ae317d3913fc09046; 5d44fe7c9808c56e136e59147bd932f5491520f1 before 1ae85bb34fe3510659b86d6a5f8036dd498233f8; 5d44fe7c9808c56e136e59147bd932f5491520f1 before 6f6368b20f8c9481fa7ba7b672dcb3c9f36b2695; 5d44fe7c9808c56e136e59147bd932f5491520f1 before b5b1234bbfa25537fb9a5c0d62c328ed4547f721; 5d44fe7c9808c56e136e59147bd932f5491520f1 before 13edd8ea7ff2ce6a964b290ef2034cd8cbed96c7; +2 more · source: vendor
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-98887
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-98887
git.kernel.org
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/13edd8ea7ff2ce6a964b290ef2034cd8cbed96c7
git.kernel.org
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1ae85bb34fe3510659b86d6a5f8036dd498233f8
git.kernel.org
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3a96bb65b4b820d8b41fa155781ec1c29e3479d4
git.kernel.org
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3dc723ac78a6e4fa0fd49e27e487ed319da40a9f
git.kernel.org
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/59e1f2a0242232b4a3af144ae317d3913fc09046
git.kernel.org
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6f6368b20f8c9481fa7ba7b672dcb3c9f36b2695
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