CVE-2026-89524
Published: September 15, 2026Last modified: September 15, 2026
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: wifi: ath6kl: clamp assoc request/response lengths before subtracting IE offsets ath6kl_cfg80211_connect_event() subtracts fixed IE offsets from assoc_req_len (-= 4) and assoc_resp_len (-= 6), both u8, with no lower bound. The aggregate check recently added to ath6kl_wmi_connect_event_rx() bounds the declared lengths from above (their sum must fit the received event), but an assoc request/response shorter than its fixed offset still underflows here: the u8 wraps to ~250, and cfg80211_connect_result() / cfg80211_roamed() then treat that wrapped value as the IE length and copy that many bytes out of the small assoc_info buffer to user space via nl80211, disclosing adjacent slab memory. Clamp both lengths to their offsets before subtracting. Found by 0sec (https://0sec.ai) using automated source analysis; the missing lower bound is evident from source. Compile-tested.
Severity score breakdown
| Parameter | Value |
|---|---|
| Base score | 8.1 |
| Attack Vector | ADJACENT_NETWORK |
| Attack complexity | LOW |
| Privileges required | NONE |
| User interaction | NONE |
| Scope | UNCHANGED |
| Confidentiality | HIGH |
| Integrity impact | NONE |
| Availability impact | HIGH |
| Vector | CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H |
Status
| Product | Release | Package | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alpaquita Linux | 23 LTS | linux-lts | Vulnerable (6.1.182-r0) |
| 25 LTS | linux-lts | Vulnerable (6.12.103-r0) | |
| Stream | linux-lts | Vulnerable (6.18.46-r0) |
References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/225587bdbf4b0eb5265a71ee4dc183561a1857fc
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3bbd05723d15dd06f0560bcd94fbf9a91b5f5613
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6deb4d7a0c3d91821b2a8d5239e3d9933d9217d9
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8eb73016fb3968cf2db3987a92764563a3af773a
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d337213a889705a69735079606d0b4c672b17605
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e11d5ae96d5e52cb48fa27c6ad352d766d0322fb
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e1330d719c047c4d8190a16be034b29fc601a815
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e3619bed5da125713b29ac881dc66f5e06606f88