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CVE-2026-53182

kernel: wifi: nl80211: reject oversized EMA RNR lists

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Severity

Moderate

Red Hat Product Security

7

CVSS 3.1

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Published · June 25, 2026

Updated · October 29, 2026

Description

A flaw was found in the Linux kernel's nl80211 Wi-Fi subsystem. The nl80211_parse_rnr_elems() function, responsible for parsing EMA RNR (Enhanced Multiple Access Reduced Neighbor Report) lists, does not properly handle an excessive number of nested NL80211_ATTR_EMA_RNR_ELEMS inputs. This improper input validation could allow a remote attacker to cause a denial of service (DoS) by providing an oversized EMA RNR list, potentially leading to system instability or a crash.

CVSS score applicability

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Mitigation

No mitigation is specified in collected source.

CVSS / CWE

CVSS 3.1 · 7
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CWE-770 · Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling