CVE-2026-97517
- Source
- https://cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-97517
- Import Source
- https://storage.googleapis.com/cve-osv-conversion/osv-output/CVE-2026-97517.json
- JSON Data
- https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/CVE-2026-97517
- Downstream
- Published
- 2026-09-24T16:05:16Z
- Modified
- 2026-10-05T02:31:05Z
- Summary
- wifi: nl80211: reject beacons with bad HE operation
- Details
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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.
- Database specific
{ "cna_assigner": "Linux", "osv_generated_from": "https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2026/97xxx/CVE-2026-97517.json" }- References
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- 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
- https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2026/97xxx/CVE-2026-97517.json
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-97517
- https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git
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
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Introduced7e8d6f12bb2a729290ebb0096248ea46d2868fc6Fixed6e24f72985782013bf2feb0f0712b2ac9390e909Fixed8fe5eb7b68d76b3801409ada7365c67696e7af84Fixed6c4bb5450b9d9111faaaba581ea45a3a79844e50Fixed0d635f0b4a634eb599ed13a87ece0b5f129f9900Fixed8b9a100e1a76c52988b31099b349fd95a58c8768