{"id":"CVE-2026-97517","revision":"6f06bcf0fff84829a7ae15caaf5acd12","records":[{"revision":"6f06bcf0fff84829a7ae15caaf5acd12","observedAt":"2026-10-23T15:48:27.903+00:00","statement":{"source":"cve-program","id":"CVE-2026-97517","aliases":[],"title":"wifi: nl80211: reject beacons with bad HE operation","description":"In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nwifi: nl80211: reject beacons with bad HE operation\n\nThe HE operation element not only needs to be longer than\nthe fixed part, but also have an appropriate size for the\nvariable part inside of it. 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                 \"version\": \"7e8d6f12bb2a729290ebb0096248ea46d2868fc6\",\n                            \"lessThan\": \"8fe5eb7b68d76b3801409ada7365c67696e7af84\",\n                            \"status\": \"affected\",\n                            \"versionType\": \"git\"\n                        },\n                        {\n                            \"version\": \"7e8d6f12bb2a729290ebb0096248ea46d2868fc6\",\n                            \"lessThan\": \"6c4bb5450b9d9111faaaba581ea45a3a79844e50\",\n                            \"status\": \"affected\",\n                            \"versionType\": \"git\"\n                        },\n                        {\n                            \"version\": \"7e8d6f12bb2a729290ebb0096248ea46d2868fc6\",\n                            \"lessThan\": \"0d635f0b4a634eb599ed13a87ece0b5f129f9900\",\n                            \"status\": \"affected\",\n                            \"versionType\": \"git\"\n                        },\n                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