In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

net: prestera: validate firmware header length

prestera_fw_hdr_parse() reads the firmware header before checking
that the firmware image contains that header.

Reject images shorter than struct prestera_fw_header before decoding the
magic and version fields.
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Sat, 22 Aug 2026 18:30:00 +0000

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Weaknesses CWE-119

Sat, 22 Aug 2026 15:45:00 +0000

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Description In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net: prestera: validate firmware header length prestera_fw_hdr_parse() reads the firmware header before checking that the firmware image contains that header. Reject images shorter than struct prestera_fw_header before decoding the magic and version fields.
Title net: prestera: validate firmware header length
First Time appeared Linux
Linux linux Kernel
CPEs cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Linux
Linux linux Kernel
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Linux

Published:

Updated: 2026-08-22T15:32:56.491Z

Reserved: 2026-08-15T05:44:03.926Z

Link: CVE-2026-74693

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Received

Published: 2026-08-22T16:16:43.807

Modified: 2026-08-22T16:16:43.807

Link: CVE-2026-74693

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Updated: 2026-08-22T18:15:03Z

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