CVE-2026-46122
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
wifi: b43: enforce bounds check on firmware key index in b43_rx()
The firmware-controlled key index in b43_rx() can exceed the dev->key[] array size (58 entries). The existing B43_WARN_ON is non-enforcing in production builds, allowing an out-of-bounds read.
Make the B43_WARN_ON check enforcing by dropping the frame when the firmware returns an invalid key index.
CVSS
- Versión: 3.1
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Puntuación base: 7.8
Probabilidad de explotación (EPSS)
- Probabilidad de explotación en los próximos 30 días: 0.18%
- Percentil entre todas las CVEs puntuadas: 6
- Fecha de la puntuación: 5/10/2026
EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System, de FIRST) estima la probabilidad de que una vulnerabilidad sea explotada en 30 días. Complementa a CVSS (impacto) y a CISA KEV (explotación confirmada).
🎯 Técnicas ATT&CK
Cómo se explota esta vulnerabilidad y qué consigue el atacante, en el lenguaje de MITRE ATT&CK.
- Explotación
T1068Exploitation for Privilege Escalationprivilege escalation85 % - Impacto principal
T1005Data from Local Systemcollection75 %
Acceso local (AV:L) sin interacción de usuario en Linux kernel. Out-of-bounds read permite lectura de memoria del kernel (C:H). El índice no validado accede fuera del array dev->key[] (CWE-129).
Inferido por nuestro agente de análisis a partir de la descripción oficial, el vector CVSS y la CWE, y comprobado por un supervisor. Puede contener errores.
🛡️ Mitigaciones ATT&CK que cubren estas técnicas
Tecnologías afectadas (1)
CWE
- CWE-129
Referencias
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/135cb49c9a42a02cceeac7b49ec03e267f7ed6d6
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1e9e55cf66f0fa4799f4d86ef3aaba8e606b5c14
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1f4f78bf8549e6ac4f04fba4176854f3a6e0c332
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/219ba67e69e49681e48c822d6eaafb5def032f34
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3157ad40b084a8f3932da2641749ab45e99b933e
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/765709720e6af9a178abc40244a8d1aa39ac4e71
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c3d7b90dc95020cd9282c4630e402fe224f7644e
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d7029879bafdac2006c67553807d122283dc6cbf
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