Always-Incorrect Control Flow Implementation in Linux kernel - CVE-2026-64176
Published: July 20, 2026
Vulnerability identifier: #VU138457
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2026-64176
CWE-ID: CWE-670
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Linux Foundation
Affected software:
Linux kernel
Linux kernel
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a local user to cause a denial of service.
The vulnerability exists due to incorrect rate encoding in the iwlwifi mvm TX rate handling code when processing transmit rate settings on older devices. A local user can trigger use of malformed TX_CMD rate values to cause a denial of service.
The issue affects older devices that still use version 1 rate encoding, and firmware may assert or crash when handling beacon rates.
How to mitigate CVE-2026-64176
Install security update from vendor's repository.