CVE-2026-53257

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: wifi: cfg80211: enforce HE/EHT cap/oper consistency Xiang Mei reports that mac80211 could crash if eht_cap is set but eht_oper isn't. Rather than fixing that for the individual user(s), enforce that both HE/EHT have consistent elements.

CVSS v3 5.5 MEDIUM

5.5^/10

CVSS v3 : MEDIUM

Vector :

Exploitability : 1.8 / Impact : 3.6

Attack Vector LOCAL

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required LOW

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact NONE

Integrity Impact NONE

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0f5e9ddd7e8e7758771a63cdd498a2007dc8da7a	Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/afe815a67ec8f2fd03c261fb64f5cde7eb05c17a
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/cb9959ab5f99611d27a06586add84811fe8102dc	Patch

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

OR	cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel::::::::
	cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:7.1:rc1::::::
	cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:7.1:rc2::::::
	cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:7.1:rc3::::::
	cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:7.1:rc4::::::
	cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:7.1:rc5::::::
	cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:7.1:rc6::::::

History

15 Oct 2026, 11:17

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
References		() https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/afe815a67ec8f2fd03c261fb64f5cde7eb05c17a -

Information

Published : 2026-06-25 09:16

Updated : 2026-10-15 11:17

NVD link : CVE-2026-53257

Mitre link : CVE-2026-53257

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2026-53257

JSON object : View

Products Affected

linux

linux_kernel

CWE

NVD-CWE-noinfo

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