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

wifi: iwlwifi: bound aligned TLV advance in FW parser

Validate ALIGN(tlv_len, 4) against remaining parser length before
consuming bytes from the firmware image.

This avoids length underflow on malformed TLVs.
Published: 2026-09-24
Score: n/a
EPSS: n/a
KEV: No
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Thu, 24 Sep 2026 16:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: wifi: iwlwifi: bound aligned TLV advance in FW parser Validate ALIGN(tlv_len, 4) against remaining parser length before consuming bytes from the firmware image. This avoids length underflow on malformed TLVs.
Title wifi: iwlwifi: bound aligned TLV advance in FW parser
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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Linux Linux Kernel
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Linux

Published:

Updated: 2026-09-24T16:02:23.252Z

Reserved: 2026-09-18T17:59:28.788Z

Link: CVE-2026-93789

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Status : Received

Published: 2026-09-24T17:17:11.593

Modified: 2026-09-24T17:17:11.593

Link: CVE-2026-93789

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Updated: 2026-09-24T21:00:17Z

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