wifi: ath11k: Avoid buffer overread in ath11k_wmi_tlv_op_rx()
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: ath11k: Avoid buffer overread in ath11k_wmi_tlv_op_rx() Currently, in ath11k_wmi_tlv_op_rx(), the firmware buffer is read without first verifying that the buffer has enough data to hold a header. This could result in a buffer overread. Add an upfront length check before dereferencing skb->data as a wmi_cmd_hdr. The check is placed before the trace_ath11k_wmi_event() call to preserve the existing trace semantics (tracing the full raw WMI event including the header), unlike the analogous ath12k fix which could use skb_pull_data() directly. Compile tested only.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
Remediation
- Fix · CNA Linux (Linux) Fixed in 5.10.270, 5.15.221, 6.1.188, 6.6.157, 6.12.110, 6.18.52, 7.2.6, 7.3
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Moderate. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
| Product | Status | Plan or fix |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 | Affected | No fix yet: Fix deferred |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 | Affected | No fix yet: Fix deferred |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 | Affected | No fix yet: Fix deferred |
| 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: 2 products
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-92496
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-wjrg-9vr2-cwjq
- 2026-10-19 Fix available: Linux/[email protected] · CNA
- 2026-10-20 Affected versions changed · Red Hat
- 2026-10-20 CVSS score added · Red Hat
- 2026-11-01 Affected versions changed · Red Hat
References
Other 8
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/20166fd9a4ad15d7eccc63c9dc99680aea6558ef
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/71690d26c1415e816158b45ee354367244c50d4c
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f9726f6d97dca94ab14739c8b632301a940a7e8f
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2677fc48dd10dc08cdec99c2692d50fe5f48dcbf
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9652e7e23137538169f60323300cae3413475685
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/72a5e45f606ec454ef556a68ffd92e06b0677f44
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9ddbc95dac167e3f2d0e3859e6ce022ae0184fc1
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9ef9dd30058cc9223c72f711dca1a28a5947d0c5
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Sources
- CVE-2026-92496 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-92496 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-wjrg-9vr2-cwjq · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2026-92496 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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