Medium severity5.5NVD Advisory· Published May 6, 2026· Updated Jun 17, 2026

CVE-2026-43267

Description

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

wifi: rtw89: fix potential zero beacon interval in beacon tracking

During fuzz testing, it was discovered that bss_conf->beacon_int might be zero, which could result in a division by zero error in subsequent calculations. Set a default value of 100 TU if the interval is zero to ensure stability.

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Affected products

Linux/Kernel2 versions
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: >=6.18,<6.18.16
- (no CPE)
osv-coords
pkg:linux/kernel
Range: >= 6.18.0, < 6.18.16

Patches

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References

git.kernel.org/stable/c/1260bee01493126cf9c872b6ca2af261173baa6dnvdPatch
git.kernel.org/stable/c/e00c9a4ec84c0bb067833b34202f457badbbc1c1nvdPatch
git.kernel.org/stable/c/eb57be32f438c57c88d6ce756101c1dfbcc03bbanvdPatch

News mentions

Patch Tuesday - May 2026
Rapid7 Blog · May 13, 2026

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