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CVE PROGRAM SOURCE RECORD7.8 High

CVE-2026-98889

wifi: iwlwifi: mvm: fix sched scan IE sizing

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: wifi: iwlwifi: mvm: fix sched scan IE sizing Scheduled scan built the probe request before iwl_mvm_scan_fits(), so oversized IEs could be copied into the fixed preq buffer before length validation. Move iwl_mvm_build_scan_probe() after the fits check. Also advertise max_sched_scan_ie_len using iwl_mvm_max_scan_ie_len() so userspace limits account for driver-inserted DS/TPC bytes.

Affected products

Version statuses are supplied by the assigning organization. Consult the original record for detailed ranges and platform conditions.

Linux Linux

Default version status: unaffected

  • eae94cf82d7456b57fa9fd55c1edb8a726dcc19c to < f2268060e99f94314b9988dfa17393c2694fa9b2affected
  • eae94cf82d7456b57fa9fd55c1edb8a726dcc19c to < 358eca9a898ad4cce7453e9dcfd005d019a2b01faffected
  • eae94cf82d7456b57fa9fd55c1edb8a726dcc19c to < 05f79cea3b15cfe600b205ddcfd51ebee15d908aaffected
  • eae94cf82d7456b57fa9fd55c1edb8a726dcc19c to < a24417478f90e9f1a4ea24cd4b784afccb56fbaeaffected
  • eae94cf82d7456b57fa9fd55c1edb8a726dcc19c to < 0a63f98e5163a2ec2822dfb691ee5a6094de08ecaffected
  • eae94cf82d7456b57fa9fd55c1edb8a726dcc19c to < 4f155d262b31b9b17e0f9856bdabe0968eb4930faffected

Linux Linux

Default version status: affected

  • 5.11affected
  • 0 to < 5.11unaffected
  • 5.15.222 to ≤ 5.15.*unaffected
  • 6.1.189 to ≤ 6.1.*unaffected
  • 6.6.158 to ≤ 6.6.*unaffected
  • 6.12.111 to ≤ 6.12.*unaffected
  • 6.18.53 to ≤ 6.18.*unaffected
  • 7.2 to ≤ *unaffected

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