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CVE-2026-97500: Linux kernel · wifi: rtw89: phy: check length before parsing PHY status IE

Affects Linux kernelSource CVE Database V5

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Not known to be exploited · fixed in a8659bacf9a2a4f33690c573f35bb5b11d06bf12 : update Linux kernel when convenient.

Data as of 30 Oct 2026, 13:04 UTC

Severity
Medium

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

  1. Disclosed: evidence found.

    CVE published 24 Sep 2026

  2. Detectable: no evidence on record.

    No public nuclei template indexed

  3. Weaponized: 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 30 Oct 2026.

What to do

Upgrade to a fixed release listed under Affected software.

Affected software

ProductAffectedFixed in
LinuxLinuxAffected
  • ≥ e3ec7017f6a20d12ddd9fe23d345ebb7b8c104dd, < a8659bacf9a2a4f33690c573f35bb5b11d06bf12
Fixed in
  • a8659bacf9a2a4f33690c573f35bb5b11d06bf12
LinuxLinuxAffected
  • ≥ e3ec7017f6a20d12ddd9fe23d345ebb7b8c104dd, < 884495c39de1a02f42bd40051b921e2311d6ac91
Fixed in
  • 884495c39de1a02f42bd40051b921e2311d6ac91
LinuxLinuxAffected
  • ≥ e3ec7017f6a20d12ddd9fe23d345ebb7b8c104dd, < 213f9e0ab2b4f35fe8d342333238c6cc91513fbf
Fixed in
  • 213f9e0ab2b4f35fe8d342333238c6cc91513fbf
LinuxLinuxAffected
  • ≥ e3ec7017f6a20d12ddd9fe23d345ebb7b8c104dd, < 98e5720afd7495eece580238f232e3b3b4c022da
Fixed in
  • 98e5720afd7495eece580238f232e3b3b4c022da
LinuxLinuxAffected
  • ≥ e3ec7017f6a20d12ddd9fe23d345ebb7b8c104dd, < 72bf6944e336d6f046f5c886ebededdd6560a693
Fixed in
  • 72bf6944e336d6f046f5c886ebededdd6560a693
LinuxLinuxAffected
  • =5.16
Fixed in–

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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.

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