Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Sep 24, 2026· Updated Oct 30, 2026
CVE-2026-97500
CVE-2026-97500
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
wifi: rtw89: phy: check length before parsing PHY status IE
Hardware might report PHY status IE with unexpected length, and parser might access out of range. Check the length ahead.
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Affected products
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Vulnerability mechanics
References
5- git.kernel.org/stable/c/213f9e0ab2b4f35fe8d342333238c6cc91513fbfnvd
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/72bf6944e336d6f046f5c886ebededdd6560a693nvd
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/884495c39de1a02f42bd40051b921e2311d6ac91nvd
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/98e5720afd7495eece580238f232e3b3b4c022danvd
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/a8659bacf9a2a4f33690c573f35bb5b11d06bf12nvd
News mentions
1- Linux Kernel: 25 Vulnerabilities Patched Across Multiple Subsystems on Sep 24, 2026Vypr Intelligence · Sep 24, 2026