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CVE-2026-98189
wifi: wilc1000: fix RX buffer OOB-write in wilc_wlan_handle_isr_ext()
Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: wifi: wilc1000: fix RX buffer OOB-write in wilc_wlan_handle_isr_ext() wilc_wlan_handle_isr_ext() takes the RX transfer size from the device-reported interrupt status register (a 15-bit field shifted left by 2, up to 131068 bytes) and reads that many bytes from the device into rx_buffer, which is only WILC_RX_BUFF_SIZE (96K) large. The wrap check only handles the current offset; the size itself is never compared against the buffer, so a bogus SDIO device can make the driver OOB-write rx_buffer by up to ~32K with data it controls. The oversized transfer also leaves rx_buffer_offset past the end of the buffer, after which the unsigned wrap check stops working and the overflow can repeat. Drop any transfer whose size exceeds the RX buffer, acknowledging the data interrupt and re-arming the RX engine so the bogus frame is discarded and reception can continue. This also restores the rx_buffer_offset <= WILC_RX_BUFF_SIZE invariant the wrap check relies on. This is not expected to change driver behavior in most cases: without this check, an oversized transfer would most likely corrupt neighboring kernel memory instead of completing anyway, and the drop path performs the same interrupt acknowledgment and RX engine re-arming as the normal path, so subsequent transfers are received unaffected. Discovered by Atuin - Automated Vulnerability Discovery Engine.

INFO

Published Date :

Oct. 6, 2026, 9:18 a.m.

Last Modified :

Oct. 19, 2026, 10:18 a.m.

Remotely Exploit :

No

Source :

416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
Affected Products

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ID Vendor Product Action
1 Linux linux_kernel
Solution
Fix RX buffer out-of-bounds write by validating transfer size against buffer limits.
  • Validate RX transfer size against buffer capacity.
  • Drop oversized transfers and acknowledge interrupt.
  • Rearm RX engine to discard bogus frames.
  • Continue reception after re-arming.
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  • CVE Modified by 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67

    Oct. 19, 2026

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Affected Affected value modified. <a href="https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/blob/main/cves/2026/98xxx/CVE-2026-98189.json">CVE-2026-98189</a>
  • New CVE Received by 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67

    Oct. 06, 2026

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Description In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: wifi: wilc1000: fix RX buffer OOB-write in wilc_wlan_handle_isr_ext() wilc_wlan_handle_isr_ext() takes the RX transfer size from the device-reported interrupt status register (a 15-bit field shifted left by 2, up to 131068 bytes) and reads that many bytes from the device into rx_buffer, which is only WILC_RX_BUFF_SIZE (96K) large. The wrap check only handles the current offset; the size itself is never compared against the buffer, so a bogus SDIO device can make the driver OOB-write rx_buffer by up to ~32K with data it controls. The oversized transfer also leaves rx_buffer_offset past the end of the buffer, after which the unsigned wrap check stops working and the overflow can repeat. Drop any transfer whose size exceeds the RX buffer, acknowledging the data interrupt and re-arming the RX engine so the bogus frame is discarded and reception can continue. This also restores the rx_buffer_offset <= WILC_RX_BUFF_SIZE invariant the wrap check relies on. This is not expected to change driver behavior in most cases: without this check, an oversized transfer would most likely corrupt neighboring kernel memory instead of completing anyway, and the drop path performs the same interrupt acknowledgment and RX engine re-arming as the normal path, so subsequent transfers are received unaffected. Discovered by Atuin - Automated Vulnerability Discovery Engine.
    Added Affected New affected value received. <a href="https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/blob/main/cves/2026/98xxx/CVE-2026-98189.json">CVE-2026-98189</a>
    Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/14dcf4c3d74c878175b19d3da5986f83f26b1dd5
    Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/304a5d72a04a3979a6434088c8d9c5172c2a908e
    Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3ddb88e237bc1e59fd37b1cf369f3b6c2dedae26
    Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4f86fb6f9dce04f697da85806ad96a932fc2f079
    Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/612ed9224eae70c53c0c88cb0990e0f9b709280a
    Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9f6a276ade936a8803f9f3df217c2368944dc321
    Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/aeb44a456d126d89863230eef0187e77e6441995
    Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c1ba7f7f18465e259cf1b4d9c73fc73853d7f790
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