CVE-2026-74488
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
wifi: mwifiex: use the subframe length when parsing A-MSDU TDLS frames
mwifiex_11n_dispatch_amsdu_pkt() splits an A-MSDU with ieee80211_amsdu_to_8023s() and walks the resulting subframes. For each subframe it passes the subframe data pointer to mwifiex_process_tdls_action_frame(), but pairs it with skb->len, the length of the A-MSDU parent, instead of rx_skb->len:
The parent is not a valid description of that buffer, and may not be valid memory at all. ieee80211_amsdu_to_8023s() ends with
and it only sets reuse_skb when the parent is linear, is not a head_frag, and is being consumed as the *last* subframe.
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So when the parent does not qualify for reuse it has already been freed, and the read of skb->len is a use-after-free. When it is reused, skb->len is the length of the last subframe, applied to every earlier subframe, which over-states the buffer whenever an earlier subframe is shorter.
The callee cannot absorb a wrong length, because it derives its own ceiling from the value it is given. Each frame type computes
and the element walk is then bounded entirely against that ceiling,
so a too-large len moves end past the end of the subframe and the walk reads and copies beyond it. The A-MSDU layout is chosen by the sender, which makes the difference between the last subframe and a shorter earlier one remotely selectable. Reaching this requires TDLS support in firmware and the TDLS ethertype on the subframe.
The other caller, mwifiex_process_rx_packet(), is correct: it passes a pointer and a length that describe the same region of the RX buffer.
Pass rx_skb->len, the length of the subframe actually being parsed.
Detalles técnicos trazas, registros y código del informe original
rx_skb = __skb_dequeue(&list);
rx_hdr = (struct rx_packet_hdr *)rx_skb->data;
if (ISSUPP_TDLS_ENABLED(priv->adapter->fw_cap_info) &&
ntohs(rx_hdr->eth803_hdr.h_proto) == ETH_P_TDLS) {
mwifiex_process_tdls_action_frame(priv, (u8 *)rx_hdr,
skb->len);
}
if (!reuse_skb)
dev_kfree_skb(skb);
ies_len = len - sizeof(struct ethhdr) - TDLS_*_FIX_LEN;
for (end = pos + ies_len; pos + 1 < end; pos += 2 + pos[1]) {
u8 ie_len = pos[1];
if (pos + 2 + ie_len > end)
break;CVSS
- Versión: 3.1
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Puntuación base: 8.8
Probabilidad de explotación (EPSS)
- Probabilidad de explotación en los próximos 30 días: 0.26%
- Percentil entre todas las CVEs puntuadas: 16
- Fecha de la puntuación: 6/10/2026
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
T1210Exploitation of Remote Serviceslateral movement75 % - Impacto principal
T1005Data from Local Systemcollection80 % - Impacto secundario
T1499.004Application or System Exploitationimpact65 %
Vulnerabilidad en controlador WiFi remoto (AV:A, red adyacente). La lectura out-of-bounds de memoria en procesamiento de frames TDLS permite exfiltrar datos o causar DoS por corrupción de memoria.
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)
⚠ Inferidas por IA a partir de la descripción — NVD aún no ha analizado esta CVE; no son CPE verificados.
Referencias
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/25e5a3fe4f15e30f74eca42cbf3bcc3a3fbeda79
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3b02275833a0d3e6583627995d614fa99bdf364f
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5a21ab03829cb6d2682c127f22e2b9cd63b4393f
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/707664027bb9307f7268eda403af7c4ccd9b8644
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/99a948382af8a225e2d5e54a7052158cd6281cc6
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a1f0f7dc7eb15754e6931b433edb7beb754c996a
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c9dcfe6b8b71369e1d732e2ff622c3696a2f032c
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ece2ebb34247d573142617dfc534a9dc11ba59be
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"value": "In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nwifi: mwifiex: use the subframe length when parsing A-MSDU TDLS frames\n\nmwifiex_11n_dispatch_amsdu_pkt() splits an A-MSDU with\nieee80211_amsdu_to_8023s() and walks the resulting subframes. For each\nsubframe it passes the subframe data pointer to\nmwifiex_process_tdls_action_frame(), but pairs it with skb->len, the\nlength of the A-MSDU parent, instead of rx_skb->len:\n\n\trx_skb = __skb_dequeue(&list);\n\trx_hdr = (struct rx_packet_hdr *)rx_skb->data;\n\tif (ISSUPP_TDLS_ENABLED(priv->adapter->fw_cap_info) &&\n\t ntohs(rx_hdr->eth803_hdr.h_proto) == ETH_P_TDLS) {\n\t\tmwifiex_process_tdls_action_frame(priv, (u8 *)rx_hdr,\n\t\t\t\t\t\t skb->len);\n\t}\n\nThe parent is not a valid description of that buffer, and may not be\nvalid memory at all. ieee80211_amsdu_to_8023s() ends with\n\n\tif (!reuse_skb)\n\t\tdev_kfree_skb(skb);\n\nand it only sets reuse_skb when the parent is linear, is not a\nhead_frag, and is being consumed as the *last* subframe. So when the\nparent does not qualify for reuse it has already been freed, and the\nread of skb->len is a use-after-free. When it is reused, skb->len is\nthe length of the last subframe, applied to every earlier subframe,\nwhich over-states the buffer whenever an earlier subframe is shorter.\n\nThe callee cannot absorb a wrong length, because it derives its own\nceiling from the value it is given. Each frame type computes\n\n\ties_len = len - sizeof(struct ethhdr) - TDLS_*_FIX_LEN;\n\nand the element walk is then bounded entirely against that ceiling,\n\n\tfor (end = pos + ies_len; pos + 1 < end; pos += 2 + pos[1]) {\n\t\tu8 ie_len = pos[1];\n\n\t\tif (pos + 2 + ie_len > end)\n\t\t\tbreak;\n\nso a too-large len moves end past the end of the subframe and the walk\nreads and copies beyond it. The A-MSDU layout is chosen by the sender,\nwhich makes the difference between the last subframe and a shorter\nearlier one remotely selectable. Reaching this requires TDLS support in\nfirmware and the TDLS ethertype on the subframe.\n\nThe other caller, mwifiex_process_rx_packet(), is correct: it passes a\npointer and a length that describe the same region of the RX buffer.\n\nPass rx_skb->len, the length of the subframe actually being parsed."
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"lastModified": "2026-08-19T17:21:05.847",
"sourceIdentifier": "416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67"
}