CVE-2026-98823

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: w...

CVE-2026-98823 wifi: cfg80211: preserve hidden-group beacon IE ownership

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: wifi: cfg80211: preserve hidden-group beacon IE ownership A hidden-group probe-response entry borrows its beacon IEs from the group's beacon entry. cfg80211updateassocbssentry can pass such an entry to cfg80211updateknownbss when...

CVE-2026-98823

The Linux kernel contains a vulnerability in the cfg80211 component where a hidden-group probe-response entry borrows beacon IEs from the group's beacon entry. During a channel switch, the function cfg80211_update_assoc_bss_entry() can pass such an entry to cfg80211_update_known_bss(). This resul...