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CVE-2026-68199High confidence

wifi: ath6kl: fix OOB access from firmware ADDBA window size

Linux · Linux

8.8HighCVSS 3.1
Recommended action
Within 7 days

High technical severity; prioritise exposed affected systems while verifying vendor guidance.

Patch available
Distribution package intelligence

Ubuntu vendor package status

Canonical’s release and source-package findings are shown separately from local repository availability.

20 package states
Repository candidate not checked

A published vendor fix does not prove that a matching update is enabled and installable on a particular asset. Confirm the local package candidate before scheduling remediation.

Ubuntu releaseSource packageVendor stateFixed versionEvidence
Ubuntu 24.04 LTSnoble · standard archivelinuxAffected, no fix publishedCanonical OVAL identifies this running kernel flavour as affected and does not publish a fixed package version in this definition.Not published in this feedCanonical record ↗Source updated 11 Sept 2026
Ubuntu 24.04 LTSnoble · standard archivelinux-awsAffected, no fix publishedCanonical OVAL identifies this running kernel flavour as affected and does not publish a fixed package version in this definition.Not published in this feedCanonical record ↗Source updated 11 Sept 2026
Ubuntu 24.04 LTSnoble · standard archivelinux-azureAffected, no fix publishedCanonical OVAL identifies this running kernel flavour as affected and does not publish a fixed package version in this definition.Not published in this feedCanonical record ↗Source updated 11 Sept 2026
Ubuntu 24.04 LTSnoble · standard archivelinux-azure-fdeAffected, no fix publishedCanonical OVAL identifies this running kernel flavour as affected and does not publish a fixed package version in this definition.Not published in this feedCanonical record ↗Source updated 11 Sept 2026
Ubuntu 24.04 LTSnoble · standard archivelinux-azure-nvidiaAffected, no fix publishedCanonical OVAL identifies this running kernel flavour as affected and does not publish a fixed package version in this definition.Not published in this feedCanonical record ↗Source updated 11 Sept 2026
Ubuntu 24.04 LTSnoble · standard archivelinux-gcpAffected, no fix publishedCanonical OVAL identifies this running kernel flavour as affected and does not publish a fixed package version in this definition.Not published in this feedCanonical record ↗Source updated 11 Sept 2026
Ubuntu 24.04 LTSnoble · standard archivelinux-gkeAffected, no fix publishedCanonical OVAL identifies this running kernel flavour as affected and does not publish a fixed package version in this definition.Not published in this feedCanonical record ↗Source updated 11 Sept 2026
Ubuntu 24.04 LTSnoble · standard archivelinux-gkeopAffected, no fix publishedCanonical OVAL identifies this running kernel flavour as affected and does not publish a fixed package version in this definition.Not published in this feedCanonical record ↗Source updated 11 Sept 2026
Ubuntu 24.04 LTSnoble · standard archivelinux-ibmAffected, no fix publishedCanonical OVAL identifies this running kernel flavour as affected and does not publish a fixed package version in this definition.Not published in this feedCanonical record ↗Source updated 11 Sept 2026
Ubuntu 24.04 LTSnoble · standard archivelinux-lowlatencyAffected, no fix publishedCanonical OVAL identifies this running kernel flavour as affected and does not publish a fixed package version in this definition.Not published in this feedCanonical record ↗Source updated 11 Sept 2026
Ubuntu 24.04 LTSnoble · standard archivelinux-nvidiaAffected, no fix publishedCanonical OVAL identifies this running kernel flavour as affected and does not publish a fixed package version in this definition.Not published in this feedCanonical record ↗Source updated 11 Sept 2026
Ubuntu 24.04 LTSnoble · standard archivelinux-nvidia-lowlatencyAffected, no fix publishedCanonical OVAL identifies this running kernel flavour as affected and does not publish a fixed package version in this definition.Not published in this feedCanonical record ↗Source updated 11 Sept 2026
Ubuntu 24.04 LTSnoble · standard archivelinux-nvidia-tegraAffected, no fix publishedCanonical OVAL identifies this running kernel flavour as affected and does not publish a fixed package version in this definition.Not published in this feedCanonical record ↗Source updated 11 Sept 2026
Ubuntu 24.04 LTSnoble · standard archivelinux-oem-6.11Affected, no fix publishedCanonical OVAL identifies this running kernel flavour as affected and does not publish a fixed package version in this definition.Not published in this feedCanonical record ↗Source updated 11 Sept 2026
Ubuntu 24.04 LTSnoble · standard archivelinux-oracleAffected, no fix publishedCanonical OVAL identifies this running kernel flavour as affected and does not publish a fixed package version in this definition.Not published in this feedCanonical record ↗Source updated 11 Sept 2026
Ubuntu 24.04 LTSnoble · standard archivelinux-raspiAffected, no fix publishedCanonical OVAL identifies this running kernel flavour as affected and does not publish a fixed package version in this definition.Not published in this feedCanonical record ↗Source updated 11 Sept 2026
Ubuntu 24.04 LTSnoble · standard archivelinux-raspi-realtimeAffected, no fix publishedCanonical OVAL identifies this running kernel flavour as affected and does not publish a fixed package version in this definition.Not published in this feedCanonical record ↗Source updated 11 Sept 2026
Ubuntu 24.04 LTSnoble · standard archivelinux-realtimeAffected, no fix publishedCanonical OVAL identifies this running kernel flavour as affected and does not publish a fixed package version in this definition.Not published in this feedCanonical record ↗Source updated 11 Sept 2026
Ubuntu 24.04 LTSnoble · standard archivelinux-riscvAffected, no fix publishedCanonical OVAL identifies this running kernel flavour as affected and does not publish a fixed package version in this definition.Not published in this feedCanonical record ↗Source updated 11 Sept 2026
Ubuntu 24.04 LTSnoble · standard archivelinux-xilinxAffected, no fix publishedCanonical OVAL identifies this running kernel flavour as affected and does not publish a fixed package version in this definition.Not published in this feedCanonical record ↗Source updated 11 Sept 2026
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ENISA European Vulnerability Database

Official EUVD identifiers, advisory evidence and known-exploited context. Missing fields are not treated as evidence of low risk.

1 current
ENISA EUVD identifier

EUVD-2026-55300

No EUVD known-exploited evidence

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: wifi: ath6kl: fix OOB access from firmware ADDBA window size aggr_recv_addba_req_evt() logs a debug message when the firmware-supplied win_sz is outside [AGGR_WIN_SZ_MIN, AGGR_WIN_SZ_MAX] but does not return. The out-of-range win_sz is then used in TID_WINDOW_SZ() to compute a kzalloc size and stored in rxtid->hold_q_sz, leading to zero-size or overflowed allocations and subsequent out-of-bounds access. Clean up any previously active aggregation session for the TID first, then return early when win_sz is out of the valid range, instead of proceeding with a broken allocation size.

EUVD state
Present in the current official mapping
Known exploitation
Not present in the current ENISA EUVD known-exploited dataset. This is not proof of no exploitation.
ENISA score
8.8 · CVSS 3.1
Advisory evidence
No linked advisory details stored yet
Recommended actionWithin 7 days

High technical severity; prioritise exposed affected systems while verifying vendor guidance.

Patch available
01

What, why and how

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: wifi: ath6kl: fix OOB access from firmware ADDBA window size aggr_recv_addba_req_evt() logs a debug message when the firmware-supplied win_sz is outside [AGGR_WIN_SZ_MIN, AGGR_WIN_SZ_MAX] but does not return. The out-of-range win_sz is then used in TID_WINDOW_SZ() to compute a kzalloc size and stored in rxtid->hold_q_sz, leading to zero-size or overflowed allocations and subsequent out-of-bounds access. Clean up any previously active aggregation session for the TID first, then return early when win_sz is out of the valid range, instead of proceeding with a broken allocation size.

What

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: wifi: ath6kl: fix OOB access from firmware ADDBA window size aggr_recv_addba_req_evt() logs a debug message when the firmware-supplied win_sz is outside [AGGR_WIN_SZ_MIN, AGGR_WIN_SZ_MAX] but does not return. The out-of-range win_sz is then used in TID_WINDOW_SZ() to compute a kzalloc size and stored in rxtid->hold_q_sz, leading to zero-size or overflowed allocations and subsequent out-of-bounds access. Clean up any previously active aggregation session for the TID first, then return early when win_sz is out of the valid range, instead of proceeding with a broken allocation size.

Why

The current structured CVE record identifies a security weakness, but the root cause requires confirmation in the linked vendor material.

How

An attacker operating through an adjacent network may attempt exploitation without authentication or user interaction. If successful, the issue may cause the confidentiality, integrity or availability impact described by the vendor.

What

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: wifi: ath6kl: fix OOB access from firmware ADDBA window size aggr_recv_addba_req_evt() logs a debug message when the firmware-supplied win_sz is outside [AGGR_WIN_SZ_MIN, AGGR_WIN_SZ_MAX] but does not return. The out-of-range win_sz is then used in TID_WINDOW_SZ() to compute a kzalloc size and stored in rxtid->hold_q_sz, leading to zero-size or overflowed allocations and subsequent out-of-bounds access. Clean up any previously active aggregation session for the TID first, then return early when win_sz is out of the valid range, instead of proceeding with a broken allocation size.

Why

The current structured CVE record identifies a security weakness, but the root cause requires confirmation in the linked vendor material.

How

An attacker operating through an adjacent network may attempt exploitation without authentication or user interaction. If successful, the issue may cause the confidentiality, integrity or availability impact described by the vendor.

02

Exploit reality and attack path

CVSS severity, EPSS forecast probability, public exploit material and CISA-confirmed exploitation are separate signals.

Observed exploitation
?Confirmed exploitation and public exploit material are separate signals. Attacks can occur without public proof-of-concept or exploit code.
No confirmed evidence

No CISA KEV match was present at the last successful refresh. This means no confirmation from that source, not proof of no exploitation.

Public PoC / exploit material
?Confirmed exploitation and public exploit material are separate signals. Attacks can occur without public proof-of-concept or exploit code.
None recorded

No exploit-tagged reference or CISA SSVC proof-of-concept state is currently recorded. Research may still exist outside the structured feeds.

Likely attack path
an adjacent network → vulnerable operation → cause the confidentiality, integrity or availability impact described by the vendor
Attack surface
Adjacent
Privileges required
None: unauthenticated exploitation is possible
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low: no specialised conditions are recorded
Security boundary
Unchanged: impact remains within the vulnerable component's security authority
Weakness
?CWE means Common Weakness Enumeration.
CWE not yet assigned
CVSS vector
?CVSS means Common Vulnerability Scoring System. The vector records the metric values used to calculate technical severity.
CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Common Vulnerability Scoring System 3.1: the compact vector below is decoded into plain language.

AVAdjacentAttack vector: The attacker must be on an adjacent or logically close network.ACLowAttack complexity: No specialised conditions are required beyond attacker-controlled input.PRNonePrivileges required: The attacker does not need an account or existing privileges.UINoneUser interaction: No action by another user is required.SUnchangedScope: The security impact remains within the vulnerable component's authority.CHighConfidentiality impact: A successful attack can cause a major loss.IHighIntegrity impact: A successful attack can cause a major loss.AHighAvailability impact: A successful attack can cause a major loss.
Post-exploitation / living off the land
No specific living-off-the-land technique is confirmed in the structured sources. Monitor normal administration tools for activity inconsistent with the affected service's baseline.
Unauthenticated
A

Official authority intelligence

Only matched European and national findings are included. Language selectors and unavailable sources are omitted.

ENISA EUVD · EUVD-2026-55300Official EUVD mapping

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: wifi: ath6kl: fix OOB access from firmware ADDBA window size aggr_recv_addba_req_evt() logs a debug message when the firmware-supplied win_sz is outside [AGGR_WIN_SZ_MIN, AGGR_WIN_SZ_MAX] but does not return. The out-of-range win_sz is then used in TID_WINDOW_SZ() to compute a kzalloc size and stored in rxtid->hold_q_sz, leading to zero-size or overflowed allocations and subsequent out-of-bounds access. Clean up any previously active aggregation session for the TID first, then return early when win_sz is out of the valid range, instead of proceeding with a broken allocation size.

Official EUVD record
BSI · German · WID-SEC-W-2026-2730Linux Kernel: Mehrere Schwachstellen

Ein Angreifer kann mehrere Schwachstellen im Linux Kernel ausnutzen, um einen nicht näher spezifizierten Angriff durchzuführen, darunter möglicherweise die Ausführung von beliebigem Code, die Ausweitung von Berechtigungen, die Offenlegung von Informationen, die Manipulation von Daten oder Denial-of-Service-Zustände.

Official advisory
CERT-FR · French · CERTFR-2026-AVI-1069Multiples vulnérabilités dans le noyau Linux de Debian LTS

d?id=CVE-2026-68188 Référence CVE CVE-2026-68189 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-68189 Référence CVE CVE-2026-68190 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-68190 Référence CVE CVE-2026-68192 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-68192 Référence CVE CVE-2026-68193 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-68193 Référence CVE CVE-2026-68194 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-68194 Référence CVE CVE-2026-68195 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-68195 Référence CVE CVE-2026-68196 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-68196 Référence CVE CVE-2026-68197 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-68197 Référence CVE CVE-2026-68199 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-68199 Référence CVE CVE-2026-68200 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-68200 Référence CVE CVE-2026-68201 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-68201 Référence CVE CVE-2026-68202 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-68202 Référence CVE CVE-2026-68203 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-68203 Référence CVE CVE-2026-68204 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-68204 Référence CVE CVE-2026-68205 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-68205 Référence CVE CVE-2026-68206 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-68206 Référence CVE CVE-2026-68207 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=

Official advisory
03

Patch and workaround

Operational remediation based on structured source evidence.

Status
?Patch availability is based on structured fixed-version fields and authoritative update references. If no fix is verified, check the vendor advisory before making a change.
Patch available
Affected
bdcd81707973cf8aa9305337166f8ee842a050d4 < c8e3ca7954d8233fbc54bd370c1827670f43c538; bdcd81707973cf8aa9305337166f8ee842a050d4 < f480d9910fcfe326db3a6281df80e83af347193e; bdcd81707973cf8aa9305337166f8ee842a050d4 < 67bc9af4f41f2bdba20404fbd753b2a1bd6dd352; bdcd81707973cf8aa9305337166f8ee842a050d4 < d4558c140782180e2c80a7588a4af9f8675adfc4; bdcd81707973cf8aa9305337166f8ee842a050d4 < 5a65fd4722416061698b0a3277222381efbc4882; bdcd81707973cf8aa9305337166f8ee842a050d4 < 58c6c8dc2e022e1b4f3dc58725a1ca49ff470f9c; bdcd81707973cf8aa9305337166f8ee842a050d4 < cec0a487cf38ac1f9bca240ffe8a94c5014b72f2; bdcd81707973cf8aa9305337166f8ee842a050d4 < 44126b6994eeb28f2103b638e698f40a1244f327
Fixed
< 3.2; 5.10.265 ≤ 5.10.*; 5.15.216 ≤ 5.15.*; 6.1.183 ≤ 6.1.*; 6.6.148 ≤ 6.6.*; 6.12.101 ≤ 6.12.*; 6.18.42 ≤ 6.18.*; 7.1.6 ≤ 7.1.*
Action
Review the linked authoritative reference and apply the recorded fixed release appropriate to the affected product branch.
Workaround
No verified workaround is recorded. Limit untrusted access and use least privilege until authoritative guidance is available.
04

Evidence and provenance

Published 10 Aug 2026 · Last source change 19 Aug 2026, 16:31 UTC · CWE not yet assigned

CVE recordCVE.org · 5.2
CVSS sourceCNA
EPSS source
?The date BlackTree first stored a score for this CVE from the daily FIRST EPSS feed.
FIRST · tracked since 2026-08-14
European sourceENISA EUVD · EUVD-2026-55300
Product sourceCNA
Remediation sourceCVE/CNA references
CWE sourceUnavailable
NVD statusNVD received

Missing structured fields: CWE classification. Missing data is not evidence of low risk; review the primary advisory.

Material change intelligence

What changed after publication

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  1. Vendor guidanceAuthoritative vendor guidance changed from authoritative remediation link to authoritative remediation link.
    Before
    authoritative remediation link
    After
    authoritative remediation link
    CNA ↗
  2. Affected versionsThe structured affected or fixed version information changed.
    Before
    bdcd81707973cf8aa9305337166f8ee842a050d4 < d4558c140782180e2c80a7588a4af9f8675adfc4; bdcd81707973cf8aa9305337166f8ee842a050d4 < 5a65fd4722416061698b0a3277222381efbc4882; bdcd81707973cf8aa9305337166f8ee842a050d4 < 58c6c8dc2e022e1b4f3dc58725a1ca49ff470f9c; bdcd81707973cf8aa9305337166f8ee842a050d4 < cec0a487cf38ac1f9bca240ffe8a94c5014b72f2; bdcd81707973cf8aa9305337166f8ee842a050d4 < 44126b6994eeb28f2103b638e698f40a1244f327; 3.2 · Fixed: < 3.2; 6.6.148 ≤ 6.6.*; 6.12.101 ≤ 6.12.*; 6.18.42 ≤ 6.18.*; 7.1.6 ≤ 7.1.*; 7.2 ≤ *
    After
    bdcd81707973cf8aa9305337166f8ee842a050d4 < c8e3ca7954d8233fbc54bd370c1827670f43c538; bdcd81707973cf8aa9305337166f8ee842a050d4 < f480d9910fcfe326db3a6281df80e83af347193e; bdcd81707973cf8aa9305337166f8ee842a050d4 < 67bc9af4f41f2bdba20404fbd753b2a1bd6dd352; bdcd81707973cf8aa9305337166f8ee842a050d4 < d4558c140782180e2c80a7588a4af9f8675adfc4; bdcd81707973cf8aa9305337166f8ee842a050d4 < 5a65fd4722416061698b0a3277222381efbc4882; bdcd81707973cf8aa9305337166f8ee842a050d4 < 58c6c8dc2e022e1b4f3dc58725a1ca49ff470f9c; bdcd81707973cf8aa9305337166f8ee842a050d4 < cec0a487cf38ac1f9bca240ffe8a94c5014b72f2; bdcd81707973cf8aa9305337166f8ee842a050d4 < 44126b6994eeb28f2103b638e698f40a1244f327 · Fixed: < 3.2; 5.10.265 ≤ 5.10.*; 5.15.216 ≤ 5.15.*; 6.1.183 ≤ 6.1.*; 6.6.148 ≤ 6.6.*; 6.12.101 ≤ 6.12.*; 6.18.42 ≤ 6.18.*; 7.1.6 ≤ 7.1.*
    CNA ↗
  3. Affected versionsThe structured affected or fixed version information changed.
    Before
    bdcd81707973cf8aa9305337166f8ee842a050d4 < d4558c140782180e2c80a7588a4af9f8675adfc4; bdcd81707973cf8aa9305337166f8ee842a050d4 < 5a65fd4722416061698b0a3277222381efbc4882; bdcd81707973cf8aa9305337166f8ee842a050d4 < 58c6c8dc2e022e1b4f3dc58725a1ca49ff470f9c; bdcd81707973cf8aa9305337166f8ee842a050d4 < cec0a487cf38ac1f9bca240ffe8a94c5014b72f2; bdcd81707973cf8aa9305337166f8ee842a050d4 < 44126b6994eeb28f2103b638e698f40a1244f327; 3.2 · Fixed: < 3.2; 6.6.148 ≤ 6.6.*; 6.12.101 ≤ 6.12.*; 6.18.42 ≤ 6.18.*; 7.1.6 ≤ 7.1.*; 7.2-rc5 ≤ *
    After
    bdcd81707973cf8aa9305337166f8ee842a050d4 < d4558c140782180e2c80a7588a4af9f8675adfc4; bdcd81707973cf8aa9305337166f8ee842a050d4 < 5a65fd4722416061698b0a3277222381efbc4882; bdcd81707973cf8aa9305337166f8ee842a050d4 < 58c6c8dc2e022e1b4f3dc58725a1ca49ff470f9c; bdcd81707973cf8aa9305337166f8ee842a050d4 < cec0a487cf38ac1f9bca240ffe8a94c5014b72f2; bdcd81707973cf8aa9305337166f8ee842a050d4 < 44126b6994eeb28f2103b638e698f40a1244f327; 3.2 · Fixed: < 3.2; 6.6.148 ≤ 6.6.*; 6.12.101 ≤ 6.12.*; 6.18.42 ≤ 6.18.*; 7.1.6 ≤ 7.1.*; 7.2 ≤ *
    CNA ↗
Material fields only · duplicate refreshes suppressed · history retained for the configured operational retention period
CVE published
Fixed release or patch reference recorded
ENISA EUVD · EUVD-2026-55300↗CVE authority or vendor reference↗Official CVE record (CNA and ADP data)↗NVD record↗
Technical terms and abbreviations used in this report
CVE
Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures: the public identifier for one disclosed vulnerability.
CVSS
Common Vulnerability Scoring System: a technical severity framework; it is not patching priority by itself.
EPSS
Exploit Prediction Scoring System: FIRST's estimate of the probability that exploitation activity will be observed in the next 30 days; it is a forecast, not confirmation.
CWE
Common Weakness Enumeration: the standard category describing the underlying software or hardware weakness.
CNA
CVE Numbering Authority: an organisation authorised to assign and publish CVE records.
CISA ADP
Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency Authorized Data Publisher: structured enrichment added to a CVE record.
NVD
National Vulnerability Database: NIST's enrichment service for CVE records.
CERT / CSIRT
A computer security incident response team that publishes warnings or coordinates incident response.
PoC
Proof of concept: public material that demonstrates or helps reproduce exploitation.
CSAF
Common Security Advisory Framework: a machine-readable format for security advisories.
LoTL
Living off the land: abuse of legitimate tools or system functions during an attack.
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