CVE-2026-74488 (GCVE-0-2026-74488)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-08-15 12:27 – Updated: 2026-08-19 16:37
VLAI
Title
wifi: mwifiex: use the subframe length when parsing A-MSDU TDLS frames
Summary
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: wifi: mwifiex: use the subframe length when parsing A-MSDU TDLS frames mwifiex_11n_dispatch_amsdu_pkt() splits an A-MSDU with ieee80211_amsdu_to_8023s() and walks the resulting subframes. For each subframe it passes the subframe data pointer to mwifiex_process_tdls_action_frame(), but pairs it with skb->len, the length of the A-MSDU parent, instead of rx_skb->len: rx_skb = __skb_dequeue(&list); rx_hdr = (struct rx_packet_hdr *)rx_skb->data; if (ISSUPP_TDLS_ENABLED(priv->adapter->fw_cap_info) && ntohs(rx_hdr->eth803_hdr.h_proto) == ETH_P_TDLS) { mwifiex_process_tdls_action_frame(priv, (u8 *)rx_hdr, skb->len); } The parent is not a valid description of that buffer, and may not be valid memory at all. ieee80211_amsdu_to_8023s() ends with if (!reuse_skb) dev_kfree_skb(skb); and it only sets reuse_skb when the parent is linear, is not a head_frag, and is being consumed as the *last* subframe. So when the parent does not qualify for reuse it has already been freed, and the read of skb->len is a use-after-free. When it is reused, skb->len is the length of the last subframe, applied to every earlier subframe, which over-states the buffer whenever an earlier subframe is shorter. The callee cannot absorb a wrong length, because it derives its own ceiling from the value it is given. Each frame type computes ies_len = len - sizeof(struct ethhdr) - TDLS_*_FIX_LEN; and the element walk is then bounded entirely against that ceiling, for (end = pos + ies_len; pos + 1 < end; pos += 2 + pos[1]) { u8 ie_len = pos[1]; if (pos + 2 + ie_len > end) break; so a too-large len moves end past the end of the subframe and the walk reads and copies beyond it. The A-MSDU layout is chosen by the sender, which makes the difference between the last subframe and a shorter earlier one remotely selectable. Reaching this requires TDLS support in firmware and the TDLS ethertype on the subframe. The other caller, mwifiex_process_rx_packet(), is correct: it passes a pointer and a length that describe the same region of the RX buffer. Pass rx_skb->len, the length of the subframe actually being parsed.
Severity
8.8 (High)
CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version CPE status
Linux Linux Affected: 776f742040ca5eb6242c60f29ac73d5752a5b621 , < 707664027bb9307f7268eda403af7c4ccd9b8644 (git)
Affected: 776f742040ca5eb6242c60f29ac73d5752a5b621 , < 3b02275833a0d3e6583627995d614fa99bdf364f (git)
Affected: 776f742040ca5eb6242c60f29ac73d5752a5b621 , < a1f0f7dc7eb15754e6931b433edb7beb754c996a (git)
Affected: 776f742040ca5eb6242c60f29ac73d5752a5b621 , < 25e5a3fe4f15e30f74eca42cbf3bcc3a3fbeda79 (git)
Affected: 776f742040ca5eb6242c60f29ac73d5752a5b621 , < ece2ebb34247d573142617dfc534a9dc11ba59be (git)
Affected: 776f742040ca5eb6242c60f29ac73d5752a5b621 , < c9dcfe6b8b71369e1d732e2ff622c3696a2f032c (git)
Affected: 776f742040ca5eb6242c60f29ac73d5752a5b621 , < 5a21ab03829cb6d2682c127f22e2b9cd63b4393f (git)
Affected: 776f742040ca5eb6242c60f29ac73d5752a5b621 , < 99a948382af8a225e2d5e54a7052158cd6281cc6 (git)
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Linux Linux Affected: 4.5
Unaffected: 0 , < 4.5 (semver)
Unaffected: 5.10.265 , ≤ 5.10.* (semver)
Unaffected: 5.15.216 , ≤ 5.15.* (semver)
Unaffected: 6.1.183 , ≤ 6.1.* (semver)
Unaffected: 6.6.151 , ≤ 6.6.* (semver)
Unaffected: 6.12.103 , ≤ 6.12.* (semver)
Unaffected: 6.18.44 , ≤ 6.18.* (semver)
Unaffected: 7.1.8 , ≤ 7.1.* (semver)
Unaffected: 7.2 , ≤ * (original_commit_for_fix)
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            "value": "In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nwifi: mwifiex: use the subframe length when parsing A-MSDU TDLS frames\n\nmwifiex_11n_dispatch_amsdu_pkt() splits an A-MSDU with\nieee80211_amsdu_to_8023s() and walks the resulting subframes. For each\nsubframe it passes the subframe data pointer to\nmwifiex_process_tdls_action_frame(), but pairs it with skb-\u003elen, the\nlength of the A-MSDU parent, instead of rx_skb-\u003elen:\n\n\trx_skb = __skb_dequeue(\u0026list);\n\trx_hdr = (struct rx_packet_hdr *)rx_skb-\u003edata;\n\tif (ISSUPP_TDLS_ENABLED(priv-\u003eadapter-\u003efw_cap_info) \u0026\u0026\n\t    ntohs(rx_hdr-\u003eeth803_hdr.h_proto) == ETH_P_TDLS) {\n\t\tmwifiex_process_tdls_action_frame(priv, (u8 *)rx_hdr,\n\t\t\t\t\t\t  skb-\u003elen);\n\t}\n\nThe parent is not a valid description of that buffer, and may not be\nvalid memory at all. ieee80211_amsdu_to_8023s() ends with\n\n\tif (!reuse_skb)\n\t\tdev_kfree_skb(skb);\n\nand it only sets reuse_skb when the parent is linear, is not a\nhead_frag, and is being consumed as the *last* subframe. So when the\nparent does not qualify for reuse it has already been freed, and the\nread of skb-\u003elen is a use-after-free. When it is reused, skb-\u003elen is\nthe length of the last subframe, applied to every earlier subframe,\nwhich over-states the buffer whenever an earlier subframe is shorter.\n\nThe callee cannot absorb a wrong length, because it derives its own\nceiling from the value it is given. Each frame type computes\n\n\ties_len = len - sizeof(struct ethhdr) - TDLS_*_FIX_LEN;\n\nand the element walk is then bounded entirely against that ceiling,\n\n\tfor (end = pos + ies_len; pos + 1 \u003c end; pos += 2 + pos[1]) {\n\t\tu8 ie_len = pos[1];\n\n\t\tif (pos + 2 + ie_len \u003e end)\n\t\t\tbreak;\n\nso a too-large len moves end past the end of the subframe and the walk\nreads and copies beyond it. The A-MSDU layout is chosen by the sender,\nwhich makes the difference between the last subframe and a shorter\nearlier one remotely selectable. Reaching this requires TDLS support in\nfirmware and the TDLS ethertype on the subframe.\n\nThe other caller, mwifiex_process_rx_packet(), is correct: it passes a\npointer and a length that describe the same region of the RX buffer.\n\nPass rx_skb-\u003elen, the length of the subframe actually being parsed."
          }
        ],
        "id": "CVE-2026-74488",
        "lastModified": "2026-08-19T17:21:05.847",
        "metrics": {
          "cvssMetricV31": [
            {
              "cvssData": {
                "attackComplexity": "LOW",
                "attackVector": "ADJACENT_NETWORK",
                "availabilityImpact": "HIGH",
                "baseScore": 8.8,
                "baseSeverity": "HIGH",
                "confidentialityImpact": "HIGH",
                "integrityImpact": "HIGH",
                "privilegesRequired": "NONE",
                "scope": "UNCHANGED",
                "userInteraction": "NONE",
                "vectorString": "CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
                "version": "3.1"
              },
              "exploitabilityScore": 2.8,
              "impactScore": 5.9,
              "source": "416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67",
              "type": "Secondary"
            }
          ]
        },
        "published": "2026-08-15T13:17:53.690",
        "references": [
          {
            "source": "416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67",
            "url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/25e5a3fe4f15e30f74eca42cbf3bcc3a3fbeda79"
          },
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            "source": "416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67",
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          },
          {
            "source": "416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67",
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          },
          {
            "source": "416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67",
            "url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a1f0f7dc7eb15754e6931b433edb7beb754c996a"
          },
          {
            "source": "416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67",
            "url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c9dcfe6b8b71369e1d732e2ff622c3696a2f032c"
          },
          {
            "source": "416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67",
            "url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ece2ebb34247d573142617dfc534a9dc11ba59be"
          }
        ],
        "sourceIdentifier": "416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67",
        "vulnStatus": "Received"
      }
    },
    "redhat_vex": {
      "aggregate_severity": "Important",
      "current_release_date": "2026-08-19T16:59:51+00:00",
      "cve": "CVE-2026-74488",
      "id": "CVE-2026-74488",
      "initial_release_date": "2026-08-15T00:00:00+00:00",
      "product_status:known_affected": "232",
      "product_status:known_not_affected": "42",
      "source": "Red Hat CSAF VEX",
      "status": "final",
      "title": "kernel: wifi: mwifiex: use the subframe length when parsing A-MSDU TDLS frames",
      "url": "https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2026/cve-2026-74488.json",
      "version": "3"
    },
    "suse_vex": {
      "aggregate_severity": "important",
      "current_release_date": "2026-09-18T00:26:50Z",
      "cve": "CVE-2026-74488",
      "id": "CVE-2026-74488",
      "initial_release_date": "2026-08-15T23:51:52Z",
      "product_status:first_fixed": "127",
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      "product_status:recommended": "107",
      "source": "SUSE CSAF VEX",
      "status": "interim",
      "title": "SUSE CVE CVE-2026-74488",
      "url": "https://ftp.suse.com/pub/projects/security/csaf-vex/cve-2026-74488.json",
      "version": "12"
    }
  }
}



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