Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2026-98189
| Reporter | Title | Published | Views | Family All 12 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVE-2026-98189 | 6 Oct 202608:44 | – | cve | |
| CVE-2026-98189 wifi: wilc1000: fix RX buffer OOB-write in wilc_wlan_handle_isr_ext() | 6 Oct 202608:44 | – | cvelist | |
| CVE-2026-98189 | 6 Oct 202608:44 | – | debiancve | |
| EUVD-2026-93117 | 6 Oct 202608:44 | – | euvd | |
| wifi: wilc1000: fix RX buffer OOB-write in wilc_wlan_handle_isr_ext() | 7 Oct 202608:23 | – | mscve | |
| CVE-2026-98189 | 6 Oct 202609:18 | – | nvd | |
| AZL-106122 CVE-2026-98189 affecting package kernel 6.6.157.1-1 | 6 Oct 202609:18 | – | osv | |
| DEBIAN-CVE-2026-98189 | 6 Oct 202609:18 | – | osv | |
| UBUNTU-CVE-2026-98189 | 6 Oct 202609:18 | – | osv | |
| PT-2026-106518 | 6 Oct 202600:00 | – | ptsecurity |
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| Source | Link |
|---|---|
| security-tracker | www.security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2026-98189 |
| cve | www.cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi |
#%NASL_MIN_LEVEL 80900
##
# (C) Tenable, Inc.
##
include('compat.inc');
if (description)
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script_cve_id("CVE-2026-98189");
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"The Linux/Unix host has one or more packages installed with a vulnerability that the vendor indicates will not be
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script_set_attribute(attribute:"description", value:
"The Linux/Unix host has one or more packages installed that are impacted by a vulnerability without a vendor supplied
patch available.
- wifi: wilc1000: fix RX buffer OOB-write in wilc_wlan_handle_isr_ext() wilc_wlan_handle_isr_ext() takes the
RX transfer size from the device-reported interrupt status register (a 15-bit field shifted left by 2, up
to 131068 bytes) and reads that many bytes from the device into rx_buffer, which is only WILC_RX_BUFF_SIZE
(96K) large. The wrap check only handles the current offset; the size itself is never compared against the
buffer, so a bogus SDIO device can make the driver OOB-write rx_buffer by up to ~32K with data it
controls. The oversized transfer also leaves rx_buffer_offset past the end of the buffer, after which the
unsigned wrap check stops working and the overflow can repeat. Drop any transfer whose size exceeds the RX
buffer, acknowledging the data interrupt and re-arming the RX engine so the bogus frame is discarded and
reception can continue. This also restores the rx_buffer_offset <= WILC_RX_BUFF_SIZE invariant the wrap
check relies on. This is not expected to change driver behavior in most cases: without this check, an
oversized transfer would most likely corrupt neighboring kernel memory instead of completing anyway, and
the drop path performs the same interrupt acknowledgment and RX engine re-arming as the normal path, so
subsequent transfers are received unaffected. Discovered by Atuin - Automated Vulnerability Discovery
Engine. (CVE-2026-98189)
Note that Nessus relies on the presence of the package as reported by the vendor.");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2026-98189");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"solution", value:
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script_set_attribute(attribute:"agent", value:"unix");
script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P");
script_set_cvss_temporal_vector("CVSS2#E:U/RL:U/RC:C");
script_set_cvss3_base_vector("CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H");
script_set_cvss3_temporal_vector("CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:U/RC:C");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cvss_score_source", value:"CVE-2026-98189");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploitability_ease", value:"No known exploits are available");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploit_available", value:"false");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"vendor_unpatched", value:"true");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"vuln_publication_date", value:"2026/10/06");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2026/10/06");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"local");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:12.0");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:13.0");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:linux");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"generated_plugin", value:"current");
script_end_attributes();
script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
script_family(english:"Misc.");
script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2026 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.");
script_dependencies("ssh_get_info2.nasl", "set_linux_os_id.nasl");
script_require_keys("Host/cpu", "Host/local_checks_enabled", "global_settings/vendor_unpatched", "Host/OS/identifier");
script_require_ports("Host/OS/Debian Linux-12", "Host/OS/Debian Linux-13");
exit(0);
}
if (!get_kb_item("global_settings/vendor_unpatched")) exit(0, "Unpatched Vulnerabilities Detection not active.");
if (!get_kb_item("Host/local_checks_enabled")) audit(AUDIT_LOCAL_CHECKS_NOT_ENABLED);
if (empty_or_null(get_one_kb_item("Host/Debian/dpkg-l"))) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_LIST_MISSING);
include('linux_unpatched.inc');
var distro_constraints_array = {
"Debian Linux-12": {
"package_manager": "dpkg-l",
"constraints": [
{
"release": "12",
"pkgs": [
{"reference": "btrfs-modules-6.1.0-50-alpha-generic-di"},
{"reference": "cdrom-core-modules-6.1.0-50-alpha-generic-di"},
{"reference": "ext4-modules-6.1.0-50-alpha-generic-di"},
{"reference": "fat-modules-6.1.0-50-alpha-generic-di"},
{"reference": "isofs-modules-6.1.0-50-alpha-generic-di"},
{"reference": "jfs-modules-6.1.0-50-alpha-generic-di"},
{"reference": "kernel-image-6.1.0-50-alpha-generic-di"},
{"reference": "linux-doc"},
{"reference": "linux-doc-6.1"},
{"reference": "linux-headers-6.1.0"},
{"reference": "linux-source"},
{"reference": "linux-source-6.1"},
{"reference": "linux-support-6.1.0"},
{"reference": "loop-modules-6.1.0-50-alpha-generic-di"},
{"reference": "nic-modules-6.1.0-50-alpha-generic-di"},
{"reference": "nic-shared-modules-6.1.0-50-alpha-generic-di"},
{"reference": "nic-wireless-modules-6.1.0-50-alpha-generic-di"},
{"reference": "pata-modules-6.1.0-50-alpha-generic-di"},
{"reference": "ppp-modules-6.1.0-50-alpha-generic-di"},
{"reference": "scsi-core-modules-6.1.0-50-alpha-generic-di"},
{"reference": "scsi-modules-6.1.0-50-alpha-generic-di"},
{"reference": "scsi-nic-modules-6.1.0-50-alpha-generic-di"},
{"reference": "serial-modules-6.1.0-50-alpha-generic-di"},
{"reference": "usb-serial-modules-6.1.0-50-alpha-generic-di"},
{"reference": "xfs-modules-6.1.0-50-alpha-generic-di"}
]
}
]
},
"Debian Linux-13": {
"package_manager": "dpkg-l",
"constraints": [
{
"release": "13",
"pkgs": [
{"reference": "bpftool"},
{"reference": "hyperv-daemons"},
{"reference": "intel-sdsi"},
{"reference": "libcpupower-dev"},
{"reference": "libcpupower1"},
{"reference": "linux-bpf-dev"},
{"reference": "linux-config-6.12"},
{"reference": "linux-cpupower"},
{"reference": "linux-doc"},
{"reference": "linux-doc-6.12"},
{"reference": "linux-headers-4kc-malta"},
{"reference": "linux-headers-5kc-malta"},
{"reference": "linux-headers-6.12.107+deb13-4kc-malta"},
{"reference": "linux-headers-6.12.107+deb13-5kc-malta"},
{"reference": "linux-headers-6.12.107+deb13-alpha-generic"},
{"reference": "linux-headers-6.12.107+deb13-alpha-smp"},
{"reference": "linux-headers-6.12.107+deb13-amd64"},
{"reference": "linux-headers-6.12.107+deb13-arm64"},
{"reference": "linux-headers-6.12.107+deb13-arm64-16k"},
{"reference": "linux-headers-6.12.107+deb13-armmp"},
{"reference": "linux-headers-6.12.107+deb13-armmp-lpae"},
{"reference": "linux-headers-6.12.107+deb13-cloud-amd64"},
{"reference": "linux-headers-6.12.107+deb13-cloud-arm64"},
{"reference": "linux-headers-6.12.107+deb13-common"},
{"reference": "linux-headers-6.12.107+deb13-common-rt"},
{"reference": "linux-headers-6.12.107+deb13-loong64"},
{"reference": "linux-headers-6.12.107+deb13-loongson-3"},
{"reference": "linux-headers-6.12.107+deb13-m68k"},
{"reference": "linux-headers-6.12.107+deb13-mips32r2eb"},
{"reference": "linux-headers-6.12.107+deb13-mips32r2el"},
{"reference": "linux-headers-6.12.107+deb13-mips64r2eb"}
]
}
]
}
};
var distro_constraints_values = linux_unpatched::get_distro_constraints(distro_constraints_arr:distro_constraints_array);
if (empty_or_null(distro_constraints_values)) audit(AUDIT_HOST_NOT, 'affected');
var third_party_support = get_kb_item('Host/OS/extended-third-party');
if (!empty_or_null(third_party_support)) {
var third_party_vendors = distro_constraints_values['third_party'];
if (!empty_or_null(third_party_vendors)) {
var vendor;
foreach vendor (third_party_vendors) {
if (vendor == third_party_support) exit(0, 'A third party management patch is available for this vulnerability from ' + vendor + '.\n');
}
}
}
var report = linux_unpatched::check_unpatched_constraints(distro_constraints_values:distro_constraints_values);
if (!empty_or_null(report))
{
security_report_v4(
port : 0,
severity : SECURITY_WARNING,
extra : report
);
exit(0);
}
else
{
audit(AUDIT_HOST_NOT, 'affected');
}
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06 Oct 2026 00:00Current
5.9Medium risk
Vulners AI Score5.9
EPSS0.00184