In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
wifi: wfx: validate MIB read length before copying to caller
wfx_hif_read_mib() copies reply->length bytes from the firmware
response into the caller-provided buffer without checking that
reply->length does not exceed val_len. A firmware response with
a length field larger than expected overruns the caller buffer and
reads past the end of the reply allocation.
Replace the dead -ENOMEM check with an active validation that
reply->length fits within val_len before the memcpy.
wifi: wfx: validate MIB read length before copying to caller
wfx_hif_read_mib() copies reply->length bytes from the firmware
response into the caller-provided buffer without checking that
reply->length does not exceed val_len. A firmware response with
a length field larger than expected overruns the caller buffer and
reads past the end of the reply allocation.
Replace the dead -ENOMEM check with an active validation that
reply->length fits within val_len before the memcpy.
Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).
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Sun, 18 Oct 2026 16:00:00 +0000
| Type | Values Removed | Values Added |
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| Description | In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: wifi: wfx: validate MIB read length before copying to caller wfx_hif_read_mib() copies reply->length bytes from the firmware response into the caller-provided buffer without checking that reply->length does not exceed val_len. A firmware response with a length field larger than expected overruns the caller buffer and reads past the end of the reply allocation. Replace the dead -ENOMEM check with an active validation that reply->length fits within val_len before the memcpy. | |
| Title | wifi: wfx: validate MIB read length before copying to caller | |
| First Time appeared |
Linux
Linux linux Kernel |
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| CPEs | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | |
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MITRE
Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: Linux
Published:
Updated: 2026-10-18T15:49:31.843Z
Reserved: 2026-09-25T10:25:14.372Z
Link: CVE-2026-98830
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NVD
Status : Received
Published: 2026-10-18T16:17:37.250
Modified: 2026-10-18T16:17:37.250
Link: CVE-2026-98830
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