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CVE-2026-98348
wifi: libipw: reject too-short association responses
Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: wifi: libipw: reject too-short association responses libipw_handle_assoc_resp() reads the capability, status and aid fields of the 30-byte association response prefix and then computes the information element length as stats->len - sizeof(*frame) stats->len is a u16 and sizeof() has type size_t, so the subtraction is evaluated as size_t and wraps instead of going negative. Truncating that to the u16 length parameter of libipw_parse_info_param() turns a frame shorter than the fixed fields into a length near 64 KiB, and the parser then reads past the receive buffer. Both the ipw2100 and ipw2200 management receive paths reach this function having established only that the frame carries the generic 24-byte three-address header. Reject the frame before any fixed field is touched. Found by an AI-assisted review of length arithmetic in management frame parsers. Verified with a KUnit case under Generic KASAN on arm64 under QEMU; I do not have the hardware, so it is not tested on a real device.

INFO

Published Date :

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

Last Modified :

Oct. 6, 2026, 9:18 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
Reject malformed association responses to prevent buffer overflows.
  • Update the Linux kernel to the latest version.
  • Apply the patch for libipw association response handling.
  • Validate frame integrity before processing.
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  • 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: libipw: reject too-short association responses libipw_handle_assoc_resp() reads the capability, status and aid fields of the 30-byte association response prefix and then computes the information element length as stats->len - sizeof(*frame) stats->len is a u16 and sizeof() has type size_t, so the subtraction is evaluated as size_t and wraps instead of going negative. Truncating that to the u16 length parameter of libipw_parse_info_param() turns a frame shorter than the fixed fields into a length near 64 KiB, and the parser then reads past the receive buffer. Both the ipw2100 and ipw2200 management receive paths reach this function having established only that the frame carries the generic 24-byte three-address header. Reject the frame before any fixed field is touched. Found by an AI-assisted review of length arithmetic in management frame parsers. Verified with a KUnit case under Generic KASAN on arm64 under QEMU; I do not have the hardware, so it is not tested on a real device.
    Added Affected New affected value received. <a href="https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/blob/main/cves/2026/98xxx/CVE-2026-98348.json">CVE-2026-98348</a>
    Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/14cb425ba1f3a5d849e3bbc3d02d84e0ae195dbb
    Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/400b89217058fac672134a0d4092c8493dadb8ad
    Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/46aa75291056b6dc5faaf956dffdb3e9662477b0
    Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/766268b429ae26d8ca599031fa962b0fe4673120
    Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/adb7118b7d2cfd7e8213c17d7d2829f353017754
    Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/af1b69be19c34e28c0ae54bee954b58cd076969a
    Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d70bdb84cf1782039384c1ffa7a18b0303c286a7
    Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e3025ecdb2057f866c09e059fc1466e81d6f243e
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