CVE-2026-68352

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: wifi: ath6kl: fix OOB read from firmware IE lengths in connect event The firmware-controlled beacon_ie_len, assoc_req_len, and assoc_resp_len fields in ath6kl_wmi_connect_event_rx() are not validated against the buffer length. Their sum (up to 765) can exceed the actual WMI event data, causing out-of-bounds reads during IE parsing and state corruption of wmi->is_wmm_enabled. Add a check that the total IE length fits within the buffer.

CVSS v3 8.3 HIGH

8.3^/10

CVSS v3 : HIGH

Vector :

Exploitability : 2.8 / Impact : 5.5

Attack Vector ADJACENT_NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact LOW

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1c690f7c4c5b37108ac8c98b94ce1b3c655a4f5e
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1eeed9efc9a40e0635e910c37fee86543041b4e1
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/33b5342d2080657054ddf89ef1199b426a37dae8
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6b47b29730de3232b919d8362749f6814c5f2a33
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7cae33e3e09a080db96e3a8980c2c8d288318320
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/94e1bfcefe8264a207c2fda2febb954e70a34b42
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a38d7d6376b295245b53bc98b7ca682c027abaf7
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d70c0a850c21b57a6f46ce363860203389bbeaa6

Configurations

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History

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Information

Published : 2026-08-10 13:20

Updated : 2026-08-19 17:20

NVD link : CVE-2026-68352

Mitre link : CVE-2026-68352

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2026-68352

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Products Affected

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CWE

No CWE.

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