VDB-409688 · CVE-2026-97517 · GCVE-0-2026-97517

Linux Kernel nl80211 input validation

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Linux Kernel. It has been declared as critical. This issue affects some unknown processing of the component nl80211. Such manipulation leads to input validation. This vulnerability is listed as CVE-2026-97517. The attack may be performed from remote. There is no available exploit. Applying a patch is advised to resolve this issue.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Linux Kernel (version now known). It has been rated as critical. Affected by this issue is some unknown processing of the component nl80211. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a input validation vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-20. The product receives input or data, but it does not validate or incorrectly validates that the input has the properties that are required to process the data safely and correctly. Impacted is availability. CVE summarizes:

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: wifi: nl80211: reject beacons with bad HE operation The HE operation element not only needs to be longer than the fixed part, but also have an appropriate size for the variable part inside of it. Check this.

The advisory is shared for download at git.kernel.org. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2026-97517 since 09/24/2026. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The current price for an exploit might be approx. USD $0-$5k (estimation calculated on 09/24/2026).

Applying the patch 6c4bb5450b9d9111faaaba581ea45a3a79844e50/0d635f0b4a634eb599ed13a87ece0b5f129f9900/8b9a100e1a76c52988b31099b349fd95a58c8768 is able to eliminate this problem.

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Productinfo

Type

Operating System

Vendor

Linux

Name

Kernel

License

open-source

Website

Vendor: https://www.kernel.org/

CPE 2.3info

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CVSSv4info

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CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.5
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.2

VulDB Base Score: 7.5
VulDB Temp Score: 7.2
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Input validation
CWE: CWE-20
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined
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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Patch
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Patch: 6c4bb5450b9d9111faaaba581ea45a3a79844e50/0d635f0b4a634eb599ed13a87ece0b5f129f9900/8b9a100e1a76c52988b31099b349fd95a58c8768

Timelineinfo

09/24/2026 Advisory disclosed
09/24/2026 +0 days CVE reserved
09/24/2026 +0 days VulDB entry created
09/24/2026 +0 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: kernel.org

Advisory: git.kernel.org
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2026-97517 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2026-97517
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-409688

Entryinfo

Created: 09/24/2026 20:13
Changes: 09/24/2026 20:13 (56)
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Cache ID: 216::103