Out-of-bounds read in Linux kernel - CVE-2026-93793
Published: September 25, 2026
Vulnerability identifier: #VU152092
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 2 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2026-93793
CWE-ID: CWE-125
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a local user to cause an out-of-bounds read.
The vulnerability exists due to improper length validation in TX_CMD response parsing in the iwlwifi mvm driver when processing TX_CMD responses with payloads shorter than the frame_count-dependent status layout. A local user can supply a malformed TX_CMD response to cause an out-of-bounds read.
Affected software
Linux kernel
How to mitigate CVE-2026-93793
Install security update from vendor's repository.
Linux kernel - update to 7.0 rc3