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CVE-2026-98891Published

wifi: mac80211: validate deauth frame length before reason access

Exact source revision recorded 26 Oct 2026 08:20:49 UTC. It does not establish the source's current position. Latest evidence.

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cve-program · CVE-2026-98891

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In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: wifi: mac80211: validate deauth frame length before reason access ieee80211_rx_mgmt_deauth() reads the deauth reason code before checking that the fixed field is actually present in the received frame. Validate the deauth frame length first and only then read the reason code.

Source published
23 Oct 2026 11:37:51 UTC
Source modified
26 Oct 2026 06:56:16 UTC
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26 Oct 2026 08:20:49 UTC
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