CVE Catalog

CVE-2026-64515

HighCVSS 8.3
Published: Updated: Translated: NVD NIST

Exploitation Probability (EPSS)

Low risk
0.24%

15th percentile - higher than 15% of all known CVEs

Summary

In the Linux kernel mac80211 subsystem, the MLE (Multi-Link Element) defragmentation routine was called with a pointer to the defragmented copy but the original elements, potentially causing a heap over-read if the original frame was at a higher address.

Risk Assessment

The organization may experience system crashes or potential security vulnerabilities in Wi-Fi 7 (802.11be) networks using MLO (Multi-Link Operation).

Recommendation

Apply the Linux kernel patch that tracks the container along with the pointer and unifies the two almost identical defragmentation routines.

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Original NVD description (English source)

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: wifi: mac80211: fix MLE defragmentation If either reconf or EPCS multi-link element (MLE) is contained in a non-transmitted profile, the defragmentation routine is called with a pointer to the defragmented copy, but the original elements. This is incorrect for two reasons: - if the original defragmentation was needed, it will not find the correct data - if the original frame is at a higher address, the parsing will potentially overrun the heap data (though given the layout of the buffers, only into the new defragmentation buffer, and then it has to stop and fail once that's filled with copied data. Fix it by tracking the container along with the pointer and in doing so also unify the two almost identical defragmentation routines.

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