CVE-2026-23315
kernel: wifi: mt76: Fix possible oob access in mt76_connac2_mac_write_txwi_80211()
Severity
ModerateRed Hat Product Security
CVSS 3.1
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Published · March 25, 2026
Updated · June 28, 2026
Description
A flaw was found in the Linux kernel's mt76 Wi-Fi driver. This vulnerability, an out-of-bounds (OOB) access, occurs due to an insufficient check of frame length before accessing management fields within the mt76_connac2_mac_write_txwi_80211() function. An attacker could potentially exploit this to cause memory corruption, which may lead to system instability or a denial of service (DoS).
CVSS score applicability
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Mitigation
No mitigation is specified in collected source.
CVSS / CWE
CVSS 3.1 · 5.5CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CWE-787 · Out-of-bounds Write