CVE-2026-53257

Published: Jun 25, 2026Modified: Jul 8, 2026

5.5

Vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Exploitability: 1.8 / Impact: 3.6

Source: NVD

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: wifi: cfg80211: enforce HE/EHT cap/oper consistency Xiang Mei reports that mac80211 could crash if eht_cap is set but eht_oper isn't. Rather than fixing that for the individual user(s), enforce that both HE/EHT have consistent elements.

Affected (7)

Products: Linux: Linux Kernel

Linux

1 product

Linux Kernel

Configuration A

7 vulnerable

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
Linux Linux Kernel	From 6.16 to 7.0.13
Linux Linux Kernel	Version 7.1 rc1
Linux Linux Kernel	Version 7.1 rc2
Linux Linux Kernel	Version 7.1 rc3
Linux Linux Kernel	Version 7.1 rc4
Linux Linux Kernel	Version 7.1 rc5
Linux Linux Kernel	Version 7.1 rc6

References (2)

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0f5e9ddd7e8e7758771a63cdd498a2007dc8da7a

Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67

Patch

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/cb9959ab5f99611d27a06586add84811fe8102dc

Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67

Patch

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