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CVE-2026-97517: wifi: nl80211: reject beacons with bad HE operation

• Severity: unknown
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.2% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2026-09-24 · updated 2026-10-03

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: wifi: nl80211: reject beacons with bad HE operation The HE operation element not only needs to be longer than the fixed part, but also have an appropriate size for the variable part inside of it. Check this.

Affected products

• Linux kernel: 5.7 — fixed in 7.2

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Linux kernel 7.2. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0d635f0b4a634eb599ed13a87ece0b5f129f9900
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6c4bb5450b9d9111faaaba581ea45a3a79844e50
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6e24f72985782013bf2feb0f0712b2ac9390e909
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8b9a100e1a76c52988b31099b349fd95a58c8768
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8fe5eb7b68d76b3801409ada7365c67696e7af84

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