CVE 8.8 HIGH

wifi: rtw89: pci: validate release report content before using for RTL8922DE_CVE-2026-43176

8.8 / 10
HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

wifi: rtw89: pci: validate release report content before using for RTL8922DE

The commit 957eda596c76
("wifi: rtw89: pci: validate sequence number of TX release report")
does validation on existing chips, which somehow a release report of SKB
becomes malformed. As no clear cause found, add rules ahead for RTL8922DE
to avoid crash if it happens.

AI Analysis

Linux kernel vulnerability in wifi: rtw89: pci: validate release report content before using for RTL8922DE, which could lead to a crash if a release report of SKB becomes malformed.

Basic Information

ID CVE-2026-43176
Source Linux
Published May 6, 2026 at 11:27
Modified May 8, 2026 at 12:40

Affected Product

Vendor Linux
Product Linux
Version 110f3c11f440d78ef8a181f75456e24e428f69e4
Affected Versions Linux Linux 110f3c11f440d78ef8a181f75456e24e428f69e4
Linux Linux 110f3c11f440d78ef8a181f75456e24e428f69e4
Linux Linux 110f3c11f440d78ef8a181f75456e24e428f69e4
Linux Linux 6.18

AI Assessment

AI Score 8.8 / 10
AI Severity High
Vendor Linux
Product Linux Kernel
Version 6.18, 110f3c11f440d78ef8a181f75456e24e428f69e4

References

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