wifi: iwlwifi: mvm: fix a possible underflow
Severity and exploitation
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Severity
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Known exploitation
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Public exploit
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Remediation
Fix status not established
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What this means
The Linux kernel has a possible underflow vulnerability in the iwlwifi mvm module, where the firmware's reported length of the wowlan packet is not trusted. This affects Linux kernel versions starting from 3.9. The impact is not specified.
Summarized by @cf/meta/llama-3.3-70b-instruct-fp8-fast. Verify details against the original sources.Attack conditions
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Linux · Linux
Linux
5 ranges
Linux · Linux
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affected
f444eb10d537c776ce82fbcd07733d75f45346f1 → before 2df7c1843bdc65157bccd6110f005b93bdde39de
git versions
f444eb10d537c776ce82fbcd07733d75f45346f1 → before 3ea815f401652003c2eec3b8969f74526f1342f0
git versions
f444eb10d537c776ce82fbcd07733d75f45346f1 → before 38ad8339211bf24c19126ec7629ea52094676454
git versions
f444eb10d537c776ce82fbcd07733d75f45346f1 → before 83f32942a501c80f44b8a8f668bc8b56d5d0d43f
git versions
f444eb10d537c776ce82fbcd07733d75f45346f1 → before 0cb5260a1027a43f8cdb961e128f2ddd42e46832
git versions
Other versions: unaffected
Linux · Linux
Linux
7 ranges
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affected
3.9
unaffected
0 → before 3.9
semver versions
6.1.191 → through 6.1.*
semver versions
6.6.158 → through 6.6.*
semver versions
6.12.111 → through 6.12.*
semver versions
6.18.53 → through 6.18.*
semver versions
7.2 → through *
original_commit_for_fix versions
Other versions: affected
What to do
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Public exploit evidence
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Original source description
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In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
wifi: iwlwifi: mvm: fix a possible underflow
We shouldn't trust the firmware about the length of the wowlan packet.
References
5 sourcesInside the record
Evidence available
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Original records
CVE-2026-93792View the latest unmodified CVE JSON from the official source. It may be newer than this imported page.
cve.new JSON →Environment requirements
These conditions apply together as specified by the publisher. A matching product name alone does not establish exposure.
Linux · platform conditions
Any condition may hold
Vulnerable product
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*From (inclusive): 3.9
Before: 6.1.191
Vulnerable product
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*From (inclusive): 3.9
Before: 6.6.158
Vulnerable product
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*From (inclusive): 3.9
Before: 6.12.111
Vulnerable product
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*From (inclusive): 3.9
Before: 6.18.53
Vulnerable product
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*From (inclusive): 3.9
Before: 7.2
Applicability preview
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