CVE-2026-98891

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: wifi: mac80211: validate deauth frame length before reason access ieee80211_rx_mgmt_deauth() reads the deauth reason code before checking that the fixed field is actually present in the received frame. Validate the deauth frame length first and only then read the reason code.

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EPSS — Exploit Prediction

0.0018

Probability of exploitation

0.08%

Percentile rank

EPSS estimates the probability that this vulnerability will be exploited in the wild within the next 30 days. A higher score means more likely to be exploited.

References

Other References

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4a360c6e18dfa9d70006c7247a6a8cc8dfe0d60f https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/51092dc769f021e9634474e1bd5a561da477fbdb https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7a5ef1fd654d0e90d59aa32c881789c8bcc4125a https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/80d1a110e9096b5bf41497f6b151154084862385 https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9df64ad43e1f2c036667bba2bf385e9d7b3af564 https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a6ed4c00ccdc15011a73daa2b38af9fc5a2c543e https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a78689e2beed200d4590318612c74ae25c9408cf

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2026-98891? +

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: wifi: mac80211: validate deauth frame length before reason access ieee80211_rx_mgmt_deauth() reads the deauth reason code before checking that the fixed field is actually present in the received frame. Validate the deauth frame length first and only then read the reason code.

How do I check if I'm vulnerable to CVE-2026-98891? +

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