Kernel memory disclosure via unchecked frame length
Published Mar 25, 2026 · Updated Mar 25, 2026
Out-of-bounds read in the Linux kernel mt76 Wi-Fi driver allows local users to disclose kernel memory or interrupt service. mt76_connac2_mac_write_txwi_80211 reads category, action-code, and capability fields from an outgoing Block Ack action frame without first verifying that the skb contains those fields. Exploitation requires low-privileged local access and an affected mt76 transmit path; the published consequences are bounded to memory disclosure and a kernel crash.
Summary
What happened
Out-of-bounds read in the Linux kernel mt76 Wi-Fi driver allows local users to disclose kernel memory or interrupt service. mt76_connac2_mac_write_txwi_80211 reads category, action-code, and capability fields from an outgoing Block Ack action frame without first verifying that the skb contains those fields. Exploitation requires low-privileged local access and an affected mt76 transmit path; the published consequences are bounded to memory disclosure and a kernel crash.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2026-23315
- Published
- Mar 25, 2026
- Updated
- Mar 25, 2026
- Vendor
- The Linux Kernel Organization
- Product
- Linux Kernel
- Classifications
- CWE-125
- Attack vector
- local
- Privileges
- authenticated
Timeline
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- Mar 25, 2026CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Mar 25, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
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- Affected versionversion=5.10
- Affected versionversion=577dbc6c656da6997dddc6cf842b7954588f2d4e <0fb3b94a9431a3800717e5c3b6fa2e1045a15029
- Affected versionversion=577dbc6c656da6997dddc6cf842b7954588f2d4e <4e10a730d1b511ff49723371ed6d694dd1b2c785
- Affected versionversion=577dbc6c656da6997dddc6cf842b7954588f2d4e <7ae7b093b7dba9548a3bc4766b9364b97db4732d
- Affected versionversion=577dbc6c656da6997dddc6cf842b7954588f2d4e <7b692dff8df0ba5feb8df00f27d906d6eb1fe627
- Affected versionversion=577dbc6c656da6997dddc6cf842b7954588f2d4e <84419556359bc96d3fe1623d47a64c86542566cc
- Affected versionversion=577dbc6c656da6997dddc6cf842b7954588f2d4e <9612d91f617231e03c49cb9b0c02f975a3b4f51f
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