CVE-2026-64174
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CVE-2026-64174 is a vulnerability of currently unknown severity. In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: wifi: cfg80211: advance loop vars in cfg80211_merge_profile() cfg80211_merge_profile() reassembles a Multi-BSSID non-transmitted BSS profile that has been split across multiple consecutive MBSSID elements. Its while-loop calls cfg80211_get_profile_continuation(ie, ielen, mbssid_elem, sub_elem) but never advances mbssid_elem or sub_elem inside the body. Each iteration therefore searches for a continuation that follows the same fixed pair; the helper returns the same next_mbssid; and the same next_sub bytes are memcpy()'d into merged_ie at a growing offset until the buffer fills. Advance both mbssid_elem and sub_elem to the just-consumed continuation so the next call to cfg80211_get_profile_continuation() searches for a further continuation beyond it (or returns NULL when none exists). A specially-crafted malicious beacon can take advantage of this bug to cause the kernel to spend an excessive amount of time in cfg80211_merge_profile (up to as much as 2ms per beacon received), which could theoretically be abused in some way.. EPSS estimates a 0.17% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: wifi: cfg80211: advance loop vars in cfg80211_merge_profile() cfg80211_merge_profile() reassembles a Multi-BSSID non-transmitted BSS profile that has been split across multiple consecutive MBSSID elements. Its while-loop calls cfg80211_get_profile_continuation(ie, ielen, mbssid_elem, sub_elem) but never advances mbssid_elem or sub_elem inside the body. Each iteration therefore searches for a continuation that follows the same fixed pair; the helper returns the same next_mbssid; and the same next_sub bytes are memcpy()'d into merged_ie at a growing offset until the buffer fills. Advance both mbssid_elem and sub_elem to the just-consumed continuation so the next call to cfg80211_get_profile_continuation() searches for a further continuation beyond it (or returns NULL when none exists). A specially-crafted malicious beacon can take advantage of this bug to cause the kernel to spend an excessive amount of time in cfg80211_merge_profile (up to as much as 2ms per beacon received), which could theoretically be abused in some way.
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Affected Software
Source: CNA advisory (CVE.org). NVD analysis pending.
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Linux | Linux | >= fe806e4992c9047affd263bcc13b2c047029a726, < 5817e1e5205498a5df66eba2b34e817f4210fd0f; >= fe806e4992c9047affd263bcc13b2c047029a726, < cedbb608494ba1e7a5c6c56b7f1d3fd470094f28; >= fe806e4992c9047affd263bcc13b2c047029a726, < c0bc4c8bd556cbe036a5b9ed333c0aab9aadfcb8; >= fe806e4992c9047affd263bcc13b2c047029a726, < 1ced0f5a851f9cae274545a42a06c459b7fd8881; >= fe806e4992c9047affd263bcc13b2c047029a726, < 67915715fd3874057457363c87c63e18829527df; >= fe806e4992c9047affd263bcc13b2c047029a726, < 6cfae4914439878b8acb35c7e3b40096eeb2ad9c; >= fe806e4992c9047affd263bcc13b2c047029a726, < 1343a480f84b80c1249133a90ef87f8751d65cbb; >= fe806e4992c9047affd263bcc13b2c047029a726, < 7666dbb1bacc4ba522b96740cba7283d243d16e1 |
| Linux | Linux | 5.2 |
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