In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
wifi: iwlwifi: bound aligned TLV advance in FW parser
Validate ALIGN(tlv_len, 4) against remaining parser length before
consuming bytes from the firmware image.
This avoids length underflow on malformed TLVs.
wifi: iwlwifi: bound aligned TLV advance in FW parser
Validate ALIGN(tlv_len, 4) against remaining parser length before
consuming bytes from the firmware image.
This avoids length underflow on malformed TLVs.
Metrics
Affected Vendors & Products
Advisories
| Source | ID | Title |
|---|---|---|
Debian DLA |
DLA-4817-1 | linux-6.12 security update |
Debian DLA |
DLA-4841-1 | linux security update |
Debian DSA |
DSA-6528-1 | linux security update |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-8961-1 | Linux kernel vulnerabilities |
Fixes
Solution
No solution given by the vendor.
Workaround
No workaround given by the vendor.
References
History
Sat, 03 Oct 2026 11:15:00 +0000
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Mon, 28 Sep 2026 14:30:00 +0000
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| Weaknesses | CWE-119 CWE-188 |
Mon, 28 Sep 2026 12:15:00 +0000
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| Weaknesses | CWE-191 | |
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| Metrics |
threat_severity
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cvssV3_1
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Fri, 25 Sep 2026 06:30:00 +0000
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| Weaknesses | CWE-119 CWE-188 |
Thu, 24 Sep 2026 16:30:00 +0000
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| Description | In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: wifi: iwlwifi: bound aligned TLV advance in FW parser Validate ALIGN(tlv_len, 4) against remaining parser length before consuming bytes from the firmware image. This avoids length underflow on malformed TLVs. | |
| Title | wifi: iwlwifi: bound aligned TLV advance in FW parser | |
| First Time appeared |
Linux
Linux linux Kernel |
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| CPEs | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | |
| Vendors & Products |
Linux
Linux linux Kernel |
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Projects
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: Linux
Published:
Updated: 2026-10-03T10:57:24.712Z
Reserved: 2026-09-18T17:59:28.788Z
Link: CVE-2026-93789
No data.
Status : Received
Published: 2026-09-24T17:17:11.593
Modified: 2026-10-03T11:17:48.563
Link: CVE-2026-93789
OpenCVE Enrichment
Updated: 2026-09-28T16:30:03Z
Weaknesses
Debian DLA
Debian DSA
Ubuntu USN