In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: wifi: libertas: reject short monitor TX frames In monitor mode, lbs_hard_start_xmit() casts skb->data to a radiotap TX header, skips that header, and then copies the 802.11 destination address from offset 4 in the remaining frame. The generic length check only rejects zero-length and oversized skbs, so a short monitor frame can be read past the end of the skb data. Require enough bytes for the radiotap TX header and the destination address field before using the monitor-mode header layout.
History

Tue, 27 Oct 2026 09:45:00 +0000

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Weaknesses CWE-20

Tue, 27 Oct 2026 04:30:00 +0000

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Weaknesses CWE-125
References
Metrics threat_severity

None

cvssV3_1

{'score': 4.4, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H'}

threat_severity

Moderate


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Weaknesses CWE-20

Fri, 23 Oct 2026 17:30:00 +0000

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First Time appeared Linux linux
Vendors & Products Linux linux

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Description In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: wifi: libertas: reject short monitor TX frames In monitor mode, lbs_hard_start_xmit() casts skb->data to a radiotap TX header, skips that header, and then copies the 802.11 destination address from offset 4 in the remaining frame. The generic length check only rejects zero-length and oversized skbs, so a short monitor frame can be read past the end of the skb data. Require enough bytes for the radiotap TX header and the destination address field before using the monitor-mode header layout.
Title wifi: libertas: reject short monitor TX frames
First Time appeared Linux
Linux linux Kernel
CPEs cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Linux
Linux linux Kernel
References

cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Linux

Published: 2026-10-23T11:37:50.495Z

Updated: 2026-10-26T06:56:15.594Z

Reserved: 2026-09-25T10:25:14.378Z

Link: CVE-2026-98890

cve-icon Vulnrichment

No data.

cve-icon NVD

Status : Received

Published: 2026-10-23T12:18:22.840

Modified: 2026-10-26T07:17:14.153

Link: CVE-2026-98890

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Moderate

Publid Date: 2026-10-23T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2026-98890 - Bugzilla