CVE-2026-23367
kernel: wifi: radiotap: reject radiotap with unknown bits
Severity
LowRed 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 wifi: radiotap parser. When processing specially crafted radiotap frames containing unknown bits, an uninitialized value is used in a comparison. This vulnerability could allow a remote attacker to cause a denial of service (DoS) by triggering a system crash or potentially lead to information disclosure.
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-824 · Access of Uninitialized Pointer