CVE-2026-97517 (GCVE-0-2026-97517)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2026-09-24 16:05
Modified
2026-10-03 10:59
Severity ?
Summary
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: wifi: nl80211: reject beacons with bad HE operation The HE operation element not only needs to be longer than the fixed part, but also have an appropriate size for the variable part inside of it. Check this.
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Vendor Product Version
Linux Linux Version: 7e8d6f12bb2a729290ebb0096248ea46d2868fc6
Version: 7e8d6f12bb2a729290ebb0096248ea46d2868fc6
Version: 7e8d6f12bb2a729290ebb0096248ea46d2868fc6
Version: 7e8d6f12bb2a729290ebb0096248ea46d2868fc6
Version: 7e8d6f12bb2a729290ebb0096248ea46d2868fc6
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