Memory corruption in Linux kernel - CVE-2026-97442
Published: September 25, 2026
Vulnerability identifier: #VU152026
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4: 5.3 [CVSS:4.0/AV:A/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2026-97442
CWE-ID: CWE-119
Exploitation vector: Adjecent network
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to cause memory corruption.
The vulnerability exists due to improper validation of native Wi-Fi header length in ath11k_dp_rx_h_undecap_nwifi() when processing hardware-provided packets using the DP_RX_DECAP_TYPE_NATIVE_WIFI decapsulation type. A remote attacker can provide a packet with a native Wi-Fi header length exceeding the maximum supported length to cause memory corruption.
Affected software
Linux kernel
How to mitigate CVE-2026-97442
Install security update from vendor's repository.
Linux kernel - update to 7.0 rc3