In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
wifi: libipw: reject TKIP frames without a full MIC
libipw_michael_mic_verify() assumes that an skb contains an eight-byte
Michael MIC. A short TKIP frame makes the unsigned payload length wrap,
causing michael_mic() to read past the skb.
Check that the MIC is present before verifying it, and use the existing
MICHAEL_MIC_LEN constant for all MIC lengths in the verifier.
wifi: libipw: reject TKIP frames without a full MIC
libipw_michael_mic_verify() assumes that an skb contains an eight-byte
Michael MIC. A short TKIP frame makes the unsigned payload length wrap,
causing michael_mic() to read past the skb.
Check that the MIC is present before verifying it, and use the existing
MICHAEL_MIC_LEN constant for all MIC lengths in the verifier.
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Tue, 06 Oct 2026 09:00:00 +0000
| Type | Values Removed | Values Added |
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| Description | In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: wifi: libipw: reject TKIP frames without a full MIC libipw_michael_mic_verify() assumes that an skb contains an eight-byte Michael MIC. A short TKIP frame makes the unsigned payload length wrap, causing michael_mic() to read past the skb. Check that the MIC is present before verifying it, and use the existing MICHAEL_MIC_LEN constant for all MIC lengths in the verifier. | |
| Title | wifi: libipw: reject TKIP frames without a full MIC | |
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Linux linux Kernel |
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| CPEs | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | |
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MITRE
Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: Linux
Published:
Updated: 2026-10-06T08:44:33.584Z
Reserved: 2026-09-25T10:25:14.323Z
Link: CVE-2026-98193
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NVD
Status : Received
Published: 2026-10-06T09:18:04.670
Modified: 2026-10-06T09:18:04.670
Link: CVE-2026-98193
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