CVE-2026-97500: Linux kernel · wifi: rtw89: phy: check length before parsing PHY status IE
Affects Linux kernelSource CVE Database V5
Not known to be exploited · fixed in a8659bacf9a2a4f33690c573f35bb5b11d06bf12 : update Linux kernel when convenient.
Data as of 30 Oct 2026, 13:04 UTC
Rated Medium by Threat Radar's AI analysis · CVSS not yet scored by NVD
Thin evidence
One scorer or none- Patch
- Available – fixed in a8659bacf9a2a4f33690c573f35bb5b11d06bf12, 884495c39de1a02f42bd40051b921e2311d6ac91, 213f9e0ab2b4f35fe8d342333238c6cc91513fbf +2
Exploitation evidence
Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 24 Sep 2026
Detectable: no evidence on record.
No public nuclei template indexed
Weaponized: 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 30 Oct 2026.
What to do
Upgrade to a fixed release listed under Affected software.
Affected software
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AI-suggested
A fix is available in the Linux kernel commits identified by the fixed version hashes. Users should update their Linux kernel to a version including these commits to remediate the issue.
Description
A vulnerability in the Linux kernel's rtw89 wifi driver was fixed by adding a length check before parsing the PHY status Information Element (IE). Without this check, hardware might report a PHY status IE with an unexpected length, potentially causing the parser to access memory out of range.
References
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/a8659bacf9a2a4f33690c573f35bb5b11d06bf12 (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/72bf6944e336d6f046f5c886ebededdd6560a693 (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/213f9e0ab2b4f35fe8d342333238c6cc91513fbf (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/98e5720afd7495eece580238f232e3b3b4c022da (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/884495c39de1a02f42bd40051b921e2311d6ac91 (opens in a new tab)