CVE 7.8 HIGH

wifi: nl80211: reject oversized EMA RNR lists_CVE-2026-53182

7.8 / 10
HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Description

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

wifi: nl80211: reject oversized EMA RNR lists

nl80211_parse_rnr_elems() stores the parsed element count in a
u8-backed cfg80211_rnr_elems::cnt field and uses that count to size
the flexible array allocation.

Reject nested NL80211_ATTR_EMA_RNR_ELEMS input once the count reaches
255, before incrementing it again. This keeps the parser aligned with
the data structure it fills and matches the existing bound check used
by nl80211_parse_mbssid_elems().

Basic Information

ID CVE-2026-53182
Source Linux
Published Jun 25, 2026 at 08:38
Modified Jun 28, 2026 at 06:39

Affected Product

Vendor Linux
Product Linux
Version 56189d7bc30531def6b999f27940ee43c6ff2569
Affected Versions Linux Linux 56189d7bc30531def6b999f27940ee43c6ff2569
Linux Linux dbbb27e183b1568d5a907ace1cd144b0709ea52a
Linux Linux dbbb27e183b1568d5a907ace1cd144b0709ea52a
Linux Linux dbbb27e183b1568d5a907ace1cd144b0709ea52a
Linux Linux dbbb27e183b1568d5a907ace1cd144b0709ea52a
Linux Linux dbbb27e183b1568d5a907ace1cd144b0709ea52a
Linux Linux 6.1.160
Linux Linux 6.4

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