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CVE-2026-98350

Low risk· EPSS 9%
Published: Updated: Translated: NVD NIST

Exploitation Probability (EPSS)

Low risk
0.20%

9th percentile - higher than 9% of all known CVEs

Summary

In the Linux kernel wifi brcmfmac (cyw) driver, a fix was made to pass PMKID to firmware if present. Previously, auth_status was not zeroed, causing stack data leak to firmware, and missing PMKID caused firmware to cache garbage PMKID and deny subsequent association requests with correct PMKID.

Risk Assessment

Stack data leak could expose sensitive information, and PMKID issue could cause Wi-Fi connectivity problems for users.

Recommendation

Install the Linux kernel patch that zeroes auth_status and passes PMKID to firmware. Also update Broadcom device firmware if possible.

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Original NVD description (English source)

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: wifi: brcmfmac: cyw: pass PMKID to firmware if present Zero out auth_status on initialization. Otherwise, garbage will leak from the stack to the firmware (when ssid is less than 32 bytes and/or when params->pmkid is set). Then, pass the params->pmkid to the firmware (without it, the firmware caches a garbage PMKID on successful authentication and denies a subsequent association request that includes the PMKID).

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