Kernel memory corruption via unchecked beacon copy
Published Sep 24, 2026 · Updated Sep 24, 2026
Out-of-bounds write in affected Linux rsi Wi-Fi driver branches allows attackers to corrupt kernel memory through beacon creation. rsi_prepare_beacon() copies a mac80211 beacon after FRAME_DESC_SZ into a management skb without checking its reduced post-alignment tailroom. Reaching the copy requires control of an RSI wireless interface configured to generate an oversized AP or P2P-GO beacon; the published patch establishes no remote trigger.
Summary
What happened
Out-of-bounds write in affected Linux rsi Wi-Fi driver branches allows attackers to corrupt kernel memory through beacon creation. rsi_prepare_beacon() copies a mac80211 beacon after FRAME_DESC_SZ into a management skb without checking its reduced post-alignment tailroom. Reaching the copy requires control of an RSI wireless interface configured to generate an oversized AP or P2P-GO beacon; the published patch establishes no remote trigger.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2026-93802
- Published
- Sep 24, 2026
- Updated
- Sep 24, 2026
- Vendor
- The Linux Kernel Organization
- Product
- Linux
- Classifications
- Unavailable
- Attack vector
- local
- Privileges
- Unavailable
Timeline
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- Sep 24, 2026CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Sep 24, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
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- Affected versionversion=0 <6.12.111
- Affected versionversion=0 <6.18.53
- Affected versionversion=1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2 <266f195d5a14eec6c482fd09fbc924584c3371a7
- Affected versionversion=1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2 <87710ad633ce4588aec88611d0d0745eb33a6991
- Affected versionversion=1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2 <8ecdeb8b8a33b22c597299043c0dcfce50beb9ea
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