Memory corruption via zero-size TSO segmentation
Published Jul 19, 2026 · Updated Jul 19, 2026
Memory corruption in the iwlwifi MLD driver in Linux Kernel allows remote attackers to crash affected systems via sustained TCP traffic. iwl_mld_tx_tso_segment() treats the AMSDU-disabled sentinel value 1 as a usable length, derives zero subframes, and passes a zero gso_size to skb_gso_segment(), which creates tens of thousands of tiny segments and can corrupt TCP retransmit state. Reachability requires an Intel Wi-Fi 7 adapter using the MLD path while firmware has disabled AMSDU for a TID; the resulting memory corruption can produce a retransmit-queue use-after-free and kernel crash.
Summary
What happened
Memory corruption in the iwlwifi MLD driver in Linux Kernel allows remote attackers to crash affected systems via sustained TCP traffic. iwl_mld_tx_tso_segment() treats the AMSDU-disabled sentinel value 1 as a usable length, derives zero subframes, and passes a zero gso_size to skb_gso_segment(), which creates tens of thousands of tiny segments and can corrupt TCP retransmit state. Reachability requires an Intel Wi-Fi 7 adapter using the MLD path while firmware has disabled AMSDU for a TID; the resulting memory corruption can produce a retransmit-queue use-after-free and kernel crash.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2026-64037
- Published
- Jul 19, 2026
- Updated
- Jul 19, 2026
- Vendor
- The Linux Kernel Organization
- Product
- Linux Kernel
- Classifications
- CWE-476, T1499.004
- Attack vector
- network
- Privileges
- unauthenticated
Timeline
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- Jul 19, 2026CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Jul 19, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
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- Affected versionversion=6.15
- Affected versionversion=d1e879ec600f9b3bdd253167533959facfefb17b <92cee08dc4f00e77fd1317e4343c5d458b0abab7
- Affected versionversion=d1e879ec600f9b3bdd253167533959facfefb17b <9e360e610a73f62432e986775023d5382773f045
- Affected versionversion=d1e879ec600f9b3bdd253167533959facfefb17b <cbe1c8245e4469d1aa6e12e5d913611376d23788
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