CVE-2026-98891 — wifi: mac80211: validate deauth frame length before reason access
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 deau…
Published: 2026-10-23 · CVSS: Unscored
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.
Source: CVE Program · Revision 8b16575c39f1e1810c5e863010da073d2d3285e7