Unscored severity · published Oct 23, 2026
CVE-2026-98890
wifi: libertas: reject short monitor TX frames
New
–
CVSS
0.2%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
wifi: libertas: reject short monitor TX frames
In monitor mode, lbs_hard_start_xmit() casts skb->data to a
radiotap TX header, skips that header, and then copies the 802.11
destination address from offset 4 in the remaining frame. The
generic length check only rejects zero-length and oversized skbs, so
a short monitor frame can be read past the end of the skb data.
Require enough bytes for the radiotap TX header and the destination
address field before using the monitor-mode header layout.
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.2% · higher than 8% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
LI
Linux · Linux
876c9d3aeb989cf1961f2c228d309ba5dcfb1172 before 68c92c991ddb75dfd3fd62a94a1d4d2dde44dc3c; 876c9d3aeb989cf1961f2c228d309ba5dcfb1172 before d865dd6de8295f2bfaa83f0f5d49d2bef1543065; 876c9d3aeb989cf1961f2c228d309ba5dcfb1172 before 6576baa3fdbaa91fa75e4ba27095f4b8a27349a8; 876c9d3aeb989cf1961f2c228d309ba5dcfb1172 before b657cc98d7936c5d9ed7e0e1944ad0e1f36375bb; 876c9d3aeb989cf1961f2c228d309ba5dcfb1172 before 443fac3de65c76544b450b9f9903be8989150d55; 876c9d3aeb989cf1961f2c228d309ba5dcfb1172 before cdcfd662c67833d89ee3d912efde2eb67c8a7326; +2 more · source: vendor
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-98890
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-98890
git.kernel.org
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/13ff543e0b2c713aedeaadadde686686e949dc78
git.kernel.org
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/443fac3de65c76544b450b9f9903be8989150d55
git.kernel.org
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6576baa3fdbaa91fa75e4ba27095f4b8a27349a8
git.kernel.org
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/68c92c991ddb75dfd3fd62a94a1d4d2dde44dc3c
git.kernel.org
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b657cc98d7936c5d9ed7e0e1944ad0e1f36375bb
git.kernel.org
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/cdcfd662c67833d89ee3d912efde2eb67c8a7326
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