CVE-2026-22978

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: wifi: avoid kernel-infoleak from struct iw_point struct iw_point has a 32bit hole on 64bit arches. struct iw_point { void __user *pointer; /* Pointer to the data (in user space) */ __u16 length; /* number of fields or size in bytes */ __u16 flags; /* Optional params */ }; Make sure to zero the structure to avoid disclosing 32bits of kernel data to user space.

CVSS v3 3.3 LOW

3.3^/10

CVSS v3 : LOW

Vector :

Exploitability : 1.8 / Impact : 1.4

Attack Vector LOCAL

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required LOW

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact LOW

Integrity Impact NONE

Availability Impact NONE

Scope UNCHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/024f71a57d563fbe162e528c8bf2d27e9cac7c7b	Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/21cbf883d073abbfe09e3924466aa5e0449e7261	Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/442ceac0393185e9982323f6682a52a53e8462b1	Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a3827e310b5a73535646ef4a552d53b3c8bf74f6	Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d21ec867d84c9f3a9845d7d8c90c9ce35dbe48f8	Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d943b5f592767b107ba8c12a902f17431350378c	Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e3c35177103ead4658b8a62f41e3080d45885464	Patch

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

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	cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel::::::::
	cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel::::::::
	cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel::::::::
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	cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel::::::::
	cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.19:rc1::::::
	cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.19:rc2::::::
	cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.19:rc3::::::
	cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.19:rc4::::::

History

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Information

Published : 2026-01-23 16:15

Updated : 2026-06-17 10:20

NVD link : CVE-2026-22978

Mitre link : CVE-2026-22978

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2026-22978

JSON object : View

Products Affected

linux

linux_kernel

CWE

NVD-CWE-noinfo

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