CVE-2026-93063

kernel: wifi: iwlwifi: mei: check SAP message length before reading it

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Severity

Moderate

Red Hat Product Security

5.5

CVSS 3.1

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Published · September 17, 2026

Updated · October 20, 2026

Description

A flaw was found in the Linux kernel's iwlwifi component. This vulnerability allows an attacker to cause a buffer overflow by sending a specially crafted Service Advertisement Protocol (SAP) message that exceeds the allocated buffer size. This could lead to memory corruption, potentially causing the system to crash or become unresponsive (Denial of Service).

CVSS score applicability

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Mitigation

No mitigation is specified in collected source.

CVSS / CWE

CVSS 3.1 · 5.5
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

CWE-120 · Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input ('Classic Buffer Overflow')