CVE-2026-53257

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Source
https://cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-53257
Import Source
https://storage.googleapis.com/cve-osv-conversion/osv-output/CVE-2026-53257.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/CVE-2026-53257
Downstream
Published
2026-06-25T08:39:47.248Z
Modified
2026-07-10T03:53:40.333652777Z
Summary
wifi: cfg80211: enforce HE/EHT cap/oper consistency
Details

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

wifi: cfg80211: enforce HE/EHT cap/oper consistency

Xiang Mei reports that mac80211 could crash if ehtcap is set but ehtoper isn't. Rather than fixing that for the individual user(s), enforce that both HE/EHT have consistent elements.

Database specific 
{
    "osv_generated_from": "https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2026/53xxx/CVE-2026-53257.json",
    "cna_assigner": "Linux"
}
References

Affected packages

Git / git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git

Affected ranges

Type
GIT
Repo
https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git
Events
Introduced
22c64f37e1d4e757b0073a72f1439c2c3509c5cb
Fixed
0f5e9ddd7e8e7758771a63cdd498a2007dc8da7a
Fixed
cb9959ab5f99611d27a06586add84811fe8102dc

Database specific

source 
"https://storage.googleapis.com/cve-osv-conversion/osv-output/CVE-2026-53257.json"

Linux / Kernel

Package

Name
Kernel

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
6.16.0
Fixed
7.0.13

Database specific

source 
"https://storage.googleapis.com/cve-osv-conversion/osv-output/CVE-2026-53257.json"