wifi: iwlwifi: mei: pass correct argument to function
Priority LOW 24Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · None · High
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: wifi: iwlwifi: mei: pass correct argument to function The first argument to iwl_mei_write_cyclic_buf() should be the cldev but the q_head pointer is passed instead. Fix it.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.00115 1st percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed Linux (Linux): 6.1.188, 6.6.157, 6.12.110 +3
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Linux | Linux | 5.17 and later | 6.1.188, 6.6.157, 6.12.110, 6.18.52, 7.2.6, 7.3 | Patch available | CNA |
- Linux VendorLinux Affected 5.17 and later Fixed in 6.1.188, 6.6.157, 6.12.110, 6.18.52, 7.2.6, 7.3 Patch available CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.17 to before 6.1.188; 6.2 to before 6.6.157; 6.7 to before 6.12.110; 6.13 to before 6.18.52; 6.19 to before 7.2.6 | Vulnerable | Linux |
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.17 to before 6.1.188; 6.2 to before 6.6.157; 6.7 to before 6.12.110; 6.13 to before 6.18.52; 6.19 to before 7.2.6 Vulnerable ·Linux
Remediation
- Fix · CNA Linux (Linux) Fixed in 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 →
Not affected: 7 products
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9
- Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4
- Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 5
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-100078
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-58mw-q3p9-j453
- 2026-10-19 Fix available: Linux/[email protected] · CNA
- 2026-11-06 Affected versions changed · Red Hat
- 2026-11-06 CVSS score added · Red Hat
References
Patch 6
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/034445e19f12bb8771c58e2ecf1fbd6eac9b5fac
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f22ad9d1077c83718d9e6c84b71726287c1d1ad3
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ee91ae7f5815345612d8c0afd5d7efed361bcdb5
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6b7d5abf3e374ca3af31ceb6b9b2efc7a48afde3
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/082b353c05b8eaf07e03fc1918c176cd3c216e25
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/905f57aefde4f4092a411c8a55856182fb1c7598
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Sources
- CVE-2026-100078 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-100078 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-58mw-q3p9-j453 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2026-100078 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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