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.
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 |
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| CPEs | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | |
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Linux
Linux linux Kernel |
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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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Status : Received
Published: 2026-08-22T16:16:43.807
Modified: 2026-08-22T16:16:43.807
Link: CVE-2026-74693
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OpenCVE Enrichment
Updated: 2026-08-22T18:15:03Z
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