CVE-2026-93064: Linux kernel · wifi: iwlwifi: mvm: fix off-by-one in TXF key sanitiser
Affects Linux kernelSource CVE Database V5
Not known to be exploited · fixed in f6a6c01cbc046f68e6916a7e047a1bc881c8c9ab : update Linux kernel when convenient.
Data as of 26 Oct 2026, 15:59 UTC
Rated by Threat Radar · CVSS not yet scored by NVD
- EPSS
- 0.1% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 6% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
- Patch
- Available – fixed in f6a6c01cbc046f68e6916a7e047a1bc881c8c9ab, c9d8641aea01c3b2516483e128e1f557cfbcf44a, 5bcc933c6d47d795dab27458b9001c2d97130fd3 +3
Exploitation evidence
Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 17 Sep 2026
Detectable: no evidence on record.
No public nuclei template indexed
Weaponised: no evidence on record.
No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB
Exploited in the wildExploited: no evidence on record.
Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation
Observed by OffSeq MirageSeen by 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 to a fixed release listed under Affected software.
Affected software
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AI-suggested
A fix for this vulnerability is available and has been incorporated in multiple Linux kernel commits and versions. Users and administrators should update affected Linux kernel installations from version 5.16 to a fixed version containing the patches referenced in the established facts.
Description
CVE-2026-93064 is an off-by-one vulnerability in the TXF key sanitiser of the iwlwifi driver in the Linux kernel version 5.16. The flaw causes the sanitiser to zero one byte before the matched key and leave the final key byte unsanitised, potentially affecting key handling.
References
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/1af000d75b1c96f7cbdf23f14d0ee1c51b12f8e6 (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/5bcc933c6d47d795dab27458b9001c2d97130fd3 (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/4c582ed61325135f841ca93667d7551a8e31e58d (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/c9d8641aea01c3b2516483e128e1f557cfbcf44a (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/2a77cb320e3998afa5e1ed0e95908b226aae9ed6 (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/f6a6c01cbc046f68e6916a7e047a1bc881c8c9ab (opens in a new tab)