In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
wifi: mac80211: validate deauth frame length before reason access
ieee80211_rx_mgmt_deauth() reads the deauth reason code before checking
that the fixed field is actually present in the received frame.
Validate the deauth frame length first and only then read the reason
code.
wifi: mac80211: validate deauth frame length before reason access
ieee80211_rx_mgmt_deauth() reads the deauth reason code before checking
that the fixed field is actually present in the received frame.
Validate the deauth frame length first and only then read the reason
code.
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Fri, 23 Oct 2026 15:30:00 +0000
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| Description | In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: wifi: mac80211: validate deauth frame length before reason access ieee80211_rx_mgmt_deauth() reads the deauth reason code before checking that the fixed field is actually present in the received frame. Validate the deauth frame length first and only then read the reason code. | |
| Title | wifi: mac80211: validate deauth frame length before reason access | |
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| CPEs | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | |
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: Linux
Published:
Updated: 2026-10-23T11:37:51.588Z
Reserved: 2026-09-25T10:25:14.378Z
Link: CVE-2026-98891
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Status : Received
Published: 2026-10-23T12:18:22.967
Modified: 2026-10-23T12:18:22.967
Link: CVE-2026-98891
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OpenCVE Enrichment
Updated: 2026-10-23T18:30:02Z
Weaknesses
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