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

wifi: ath6kl: clamp assoc request/response lengths before subtracting IE offsets

ath6kl_cfg80211_connect_event() subtracts fixed IE offsets from
assoc_req_len (-= 4) and assoc_resp_len (-= 6), both u8, with no lower
bound. The aggregate check recently added to ath6kl_wmi_connect_event_rx()
bounds the declared lengths from above (their sum must fit the received
event), but an assoc request/response shorter than its fixed offset still
underflows here: the u8 wraps to ~250, and cfg80211_connect_result() /
cfg80211_roamed() then treat that wrapped value as the IE length and copy
that many bytes out of the small assoc_info buffer to user space via
nl80211, disclosing adjacent slab memory.

Clamp both lengths to their offsets before subtracting.

Found by 0sec (https://0sec.ai) using automated source analysis; the
missing lower bound is evident from source. Compile-tested.
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Sat, 12 Sep 2026 00:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Weaknesses CWE-125
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cvssV3_1

{'score': 6.4, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H'}

threat_severity

Important


Fri, 11 Sep 2026 23:45:00 +0000

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Description In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: wifi: ath6kl: clamp assoc request/response lengths before subtracting IE offsets ath6kl_cfg80211_connect_event() subtracts fixed IE offsets from assoc_req_len (-= 4) and assoc_resp_len (-= 6), both u8, with no lower bound. The aggregate check recently added to ath6kl_wmi_connect_event_rx() bounds the declared lengths from above (their sum must fit the received event), but an assoc request/response shorter than its fixed offset still underflows here: the u8 wraps to ~250, and cfg80211_connect_result() / cfg80211_roamed() then treat that wrapped value as the IE length and copy that many bytes out of the small assoc_info buffer to user space via nl80211, disclosing adjacent slab memory. Clamp both lengths to their offsets before subtracting. Found by 0sec (https://0sec.ai) using automated source analysis; the missing lower bound is evident from source. Compile-tested.
Title wifi: ath6kl: clamp assoc request/response lengths before subtracting IE offsets
First Time appeared Linux
Linux linux Kernel
CPEs cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Linux
Linux linux Kernel
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Linux

Published:

Updated: 2026-09-11T19:44:05.548Z

Reserved: 2026-09-11T19:38:34.719Z

Link: CVE-2026-89524

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Received

Published: 2026-09-11T20:19:35.137

Modified: 2026-09-11T20:19:35.137

Link: CVE-2026-89524

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Important

Publid Date: 2026-09-11T19:44:05Z

Links: CVE-2026-89524 - Bugzilla

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-09-12T21:00:13Z

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