CVE-2026-22978

LOW EPSS 2.0%
Published Jan 23, 20265mo ago · Modified Jun 17, 20261w ago
3.3 CVSS 3.1
Low
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Published Jan 23, 2026 5mo ago
Last Modified Jun 17, 2026 1w ago

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: wifi: avoid kernel-infoleak from struct iw_point struct iw_point has a 32bit hole on 64bit arches. struct iw_point { void __user *pointer; /* Pointer to the data (in user space) */ __u16 length; /* number of fields or size in bytes */ __u16 flags; /* Optional params */ }; Make sure to zero the structure to avoid disclosing 32bits of kernel data to user space.

CVSS Details

Base Score
3.3
Exploitability
1.8
Impact
1.4
Vector string
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
Attack Vector Local
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required Low
User Interaction None
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality Low
Integrity None
Availability None

Threat Intelligence

EPSS Exploit Probability
2.0% percentile
Exploit & Patch Status
No Known Exploit
Patch Available

Affected Products 10

VendorProductVersionRange
linuxlinux_kernel*≥2.6.27  –  <5.10.248
linuxlinux_kernel*≥5.11  –  <5.15.198
linuxlinux_kernel*≥5.16  –  <6.1.161
linuxlinux_kernel*≥6.2  –  <6.6.121
linuxlinux_kernel*≥6.7  –  <6.12.66
linuxlinux_kernel*≥6.13  –  <6.18.6
linuxlinux_kernel6.19any
linuxlinux_kernel6.19any
linuxlinux_kernel6.19any
linuxlinux_kernel6.19any

References 7

  • git.kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/024f71a57d563fbe162e528c8bf2d27e9cac7c7b
    Patch
  • git.kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/21cbf883d073abbfe09e3924466aa5e0449e7261
    Patch
  • git.kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/442ceac0393185e9982323f6682a52a53e8462b1
    Patch
  • git.kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a3827e310b5a73535646ef4a552d53b3c8bf74f6
    Patch
  • git.kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d21ec867d84c9f3a9845d7d8c90c9ce35dbe48f8
    Patch
  • git.kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d943b5f592767b107ba8c12a902f17431350378c
    Patch
  • git.kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e3c35177103ead4658b8a62f41e3080d45885464
    Patch

Remediation

  • git.kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/024f71a57d563fbe162e528c8bf2d27e9cac7c7b
    Patch
  • git.kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/21cbf883d073abbfe09e3924466aa5e0449e7261
    Patch
  • git.kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/442ceac0393185e9982323f6682a52a53e8462b1
    Patch
  • git.kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a3827e310b5a73535646ef4a552d53b3c8bf74f6
    Patch
  • git.kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d21ec867d84c9f3a9845d7d8c90c9ce35dbe48f8
    Patch
  • git.kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d943b5f592767b107ba8c12a902f17431350378c
    Patch
  • git.kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e3c35177103ead4658b8a62f41e3080d45885464
    Patch