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CVE-2026-64030: Linux kernel · wifi: mac80211: bounds-check link_id in ieee80211_ml_epcs

Source GCVE Database

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Authoritative record:CVE-2026-64030· High 8.8

Not known to be exploited · CVSS 8.8 High · fixed in f718506edd2d9c6a308ded9d13c632bf7b7d5a2c : patch Linux kernel soon.

Data as of 26 Oct 2026, 17:16 UTC

CVSS 3.1 base score
8.8High
How severe the flaw is on the 0–10 CVSS scale.
EPSS
0.2% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 14% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
Patch
Available – fixed in f718506edd2d9c6a308ded9d13c632bf7b7d5a2c, 863f1f02a3bd70dbd857b8ac4070292fde8cb4e2, 2d8379834800c30602f24c71ab7c40f5fe84d200
CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Exploitation evidence

  1. Disclosed: evidence found.

    CVE published 19 Jul 2026

  2. Detectable: no evidence on record.

    No public nuclei template indexed

  3. Weaponised: no evidence on record.

    No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB

  4. Exploited in the wild: no evidence on record.

    Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation

  5. Observed by OffSeq Mirage: no evidence on record.

    No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors

A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 26 Oct 2026.

What to do

Upgrade Linux kernel to f718506edd2d9c6a308ded9d13c632bf7b7d5a2c, 863f1f02a3bd70dbd857b8ac4070292fde8cb4e2 or 2d8379834800c30602f24c71ab7c40f5fe84d200.

Affected software

ProductAffectedFixed in
LinuxLinuxAffected
  • ≥ de86c5f60839dc0d771711a848b4f55ad3f90844, < f718506edd2d9c6a308ded9d13c632bf7b7d5a2c
Fixed in
  • f718506edd2d9c6a308ded9d13c632bf7b7d5a2c
LinuxLinuxAffected
  • ≥ de86c5f60839dc0d771711a848b4f55ad3f90844, < 863f1f02a3bd70dbd857b8ac4070292fde8cb4e2
Fixed in
  • 863f1f02a3bd70dbd857b8ac4070292fde8cb4e2
LinuxLinuxAffected
  • ≥ de86c5f60839dc0d771711a848b4f55ad3f90844, < 2d8379834800c30602f24c71ab7c40f5fe84d200
Fixed in
  • 2d8379834800c30602f24c71ab7c40f5fe84d200
LinuxLinuxAffected
  • =6.15
Fixed in–

AI-suggested

If you cannot patch yet, avoid connecting to untrusted WiFi 7 access points that could send malicious EPCS Enable Response frames.

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: wifi: mac80211: bounds-check link_id in ieee80211_ml_epcs IEEE80211_MLE_STA_EPCS_CONTROL_LINK_ID is 0x000f, so link_id extracted from a PRIO_ACCESS ML element PER_STA_PROFILE subelement can be 0..15. sdata->link[] has IEEE80211_MLD_MAX_NUM_LINKS (15) entries (indices 0..14), making index 15 out-of-bounds. A connected WiFi 7 AP can trigger this by sending an EPCS Enable Response action frame with a PER_STA_PROFILE subelement where link_id = 15. The unsolicited-notification path (dialog_token = 0) is reachable any time EPCS is already enabled, without any prior client request. sdata->link[15] reads into the first word of sdata->activate_links_work (a wiphy_work whose embedded list_head is non-NULL after INIT_LIST_HEAD), so the NULL check on the result does not catch the invalid access. The garbage pointer is then passed to ieee80211_sta_wmm_params(), which dereferences link->sdata and crashes the kernel. The same class of bug was fixed for ieee80211_ml_reconfiguration() by commit 162d331d833d ("wifi: mac80211: bounds-check link_id in ieee80211_ml_reconfiguration").

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