CVE Catalog

CVE-2026-97517

Unknown
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

In the Linux kernel, a vulnerability in nl80211 was fixed: rejecting beacons with bad HE operation. The HE operation element not only needs to be longer than the fixed part, but also have an appropriate size for the variable part inside of it. This is now checked.

Risk Assessment

The vulnerability may lead to improper processing of beacon frames, potentially resulting in crashes or incorrect behavior of the WiFi stack.

Recommendation

It is recommended to update the Linux kernel to a patched version.

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Original NVD description (English source)

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: wifi: nl80211: reject beacons with bad HE operation The HE operation element not only needs to be longer than the fixed part, but also have an appropriate size for the variable part inside of it. Check this.

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS