wifi: carl9170: bound memcpy length in cmd callback to prevent OOB read
Key facts
- Attack vector
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- Privileges required
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- User interaction
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- Attack complexity
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- Impact type
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- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
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- Fix status
- Partial Red Hat: 5 without a fix
No CVSS vector from any source. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat.
Summary
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: wifi: carl9170: bound memcpy length in cmd callback to prevent OOB read When the firmware sends a command response with a length mismatch, carl9170_cmd_callback() logs the mismatch and calls carl9170_restart() but then falls through to memcpy(ar->readbuf, buffer + 4, len - 4). Since len comes from the firmware and can exceed ar->readlen, this copies more data than the readbuf was allocated for. Bound the memcpy to min(len - 4, ar->readlen) so that the response is still completed -- avoiding repeated restarts from queued garbage -- while preventing an overread past the response buffer.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Linux | Linux | 2.6.37 and later | 5.10.265, 5.15.216, 6.1.183, 6.6.148, 6.12.101, 6.18.42, 7.1.6, 7.2 | Patch available | CNA |
- Linux VendorLinux Affected 2.6.37 and later Fixed in 5.10.265, 5.15.216, 6.1.183, 6.6.148, 6.12.101, 6.18.42, 7.1.6, 7.2 Patch available CNA
Remediation
- Fix · CNA Linux (Linux) Fixed in 5.10.265, 5.15.216, 6.1.183, 6.6.148, 6.12.101, 6.18.42, 7.1.6, 7.2
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Moderate. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
| Product | Status | Plan or fix |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | Affected | No fix yet |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 | Affected | No fix yet |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 | Affected | No fix planned: Will not fix |
| Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4 | Affected | No fix yet: Fix deferred |
| Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 5 | Affected | No fix yet: Fix deferred |
Not affected: 6 products
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux for NVIDIA 26
- Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-68351
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-grvp-5p4h-rcmp
- 2026-10-30 Affected versions changed · Red Hat
- 2026-11-06 Affected versions changed · Red Hat
- 2026-11-06 CVSS score changed · Red Hat
- 2026-11-06 CISA SSVC decision points changed
References
Other 8
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/38e240996a6a78c94ab07d461fd66e361d55c3c4
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2d05c321d27624c413c950278d2dc8e0f44a8950
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/525036b20ef01d814a7fcd0567d123992e4479fa
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f74e34e66379e487a09009a4f2d42470051672bd
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/500c36649f270de05a56591fcc1aaaa36687958e
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9aee949c68dc6dccbc54333537b109c53fe2079f
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/cb7a38810cf25738176dac32dec7a146b3f959cf
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4cde55b2feff9504d1f993ab80e84e7ccb62791c
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Sources
- CVE-2026-68351 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-68351 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-grvp-5p4h-rcmp · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2026-68351 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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