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Vulnerability · Published Sep 24, 2026 · Assigned by Linux

CVE-2026-97517wifi: nl80211: reject beacons with bad HE operation

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In plain English

A security flaw in Linux from Linux. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.2% (higher than 5% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.

Severity (CVSS )–Not rated
Exploit odds (30 days)0.2%top 95.2% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsnot in CISA KEV
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: wifi: nl80211: reject beacons with bad HE operation The HE operation element not only needs to be longer than the fixed part, but also have an appropriate size for the variable part inside of it. Check this.

Affected packages & fixed versions

EcosystemPackageFixed inAdvisory
Debian:12linux6.1.190-1DEBIAN-CVE-2026-97517
Debian:13linux6.12.111-1DEBIAN-CVE-2026-97517
Debian:14linux7.2.6-1DEBIAN-CVE-2026-97517
Debian:12linux-6.126.12.111-1~deb12u1DEBIAN-CVE-2026-97517
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinuxno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-97517
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinuxno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-97517
Ubuntu:26.04:LTSlinux7.0.0-42.42UBUNTU-CVE-2026-97517
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-allwinner-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-97517
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-awsno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-97517
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-awsno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-97517
Ubuntu:26.04:LTSlinux-aws7.0.0-1016.17UBUNTU-CVE-2026-97517
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-aws-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-97517
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-aws-6.14no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-97517
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-aws-6.17no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-97517
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-aws-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-97517
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-aws-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-97517
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-aws-6.8no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-97517
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-aws-7.0no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-97517
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azureno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-97517
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azureno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-97517
Ubuntu:26.04:LTSlinux-azureno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-97517
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-97517
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azure-6.11no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-97517
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azure-6.14no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-97517
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azure-6.17no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-97517
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-97517
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-97517
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-6.8no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-97517
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azure-7.0no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-97517
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-fdeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-97517
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azure-fdeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-97517
Ubuntu:26.04:LTSlinux-azure-fdeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-97517
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-fde-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-97517
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azure-fde-6.14no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-97517
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azure-fde-6.17no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-97517
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-fde-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-97517
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-fde-6.8no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-97517
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azure-fde-7.0no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-97517
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azure-nvidiano fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-97517
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azure-nvidia-6.14no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-97517
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gcpno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-97517
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-gcpno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-97517
Ubuntu:26.04:LTSlinux-gcp7.0.0-1016.18UBUNTU-CVE-2026-97517
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gcp-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-97517
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-gcp-6.11no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-97517
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-gcp-6.14no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-97517
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-gcp-6.17no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-97517
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gcp-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-97517
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gcp-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-97517
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gcp-6.8no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-97517
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-gcp-7.0no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-97517
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gkeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-97517
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-gkeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-97517
Ubuntu:26.04:LTSlinux-gkeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-97517
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gkeopno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-97517
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-gkeopno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-97517
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-hwe-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-97517
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-hwe-6.11no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-97517
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-hwe-6.14no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-97517
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-hwe-6.17no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-97517
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-hwe-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-97517
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-hwe-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-97517
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-hwe-6.8no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-97517
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-hwe-7.07.0.0-42.42~24.04.1UBUNTU-CVE-2026-97517
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-ibmno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-97517
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-ibmno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-97517
Ubuntu:26.04:LTSlinux-ibm7.0.0-1017.17UBUNTU-CVE-2026-97517
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-ibm-6.8no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-97517
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-intel-iot-realtimeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-97517
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-intel-iotgno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-97517
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-kvmno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-97517
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-lowlatencyno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-97517
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-lowlatencyno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-97517
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-lowlatency-hwe-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-97517
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-lowlatency-hwe-6.11no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-97517
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-lowlatency-hwe-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-97517
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-lowlatency-hwe-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-97517
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-lowlatency-hwe-6.8no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-97517
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-nvidiano fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-97517
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-nvidiano fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-97517
Ubuntu:26.04:LTSlinux-nvidiano fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-97517
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-6.11no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-97517
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-6.17no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-97517
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-97517
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-97517
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-6.8no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-97517
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-7.0no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-97517
Ubuntu:26.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-bosno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-97517
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-lowlatencyno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-97517
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-tegrano fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-97517
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-tegrano fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-97517
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-tegra-igxno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-97517
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oem-5.17no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-97517
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oem-6.0no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-97517
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oem-6.1no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-97517
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-oem-6.11no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-97517
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-oem-6.14no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-97517
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-oem-6.17no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-97517
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oem-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-97517
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-oem-6.8no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-97517
Ubuntu:26.04:LTSlinux-oem-7.07.0.0-1017.17UBUNTU-CVE-2026-97517
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oracleno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-97517
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-oracleno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-97517
Ubuntu:26.04:LTSlinux-oracle7.0.0-1015.16UBUNTU-CVE-2026-97517
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-oracle-6.14no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-97517
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-oracle-6.17no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-97517
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oracle-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-97517
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oracle-6.8no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-97517
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-oracle-7.0no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-97517
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-raspino fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-97517
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-raspino fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-97517
Ubuntu:26.04:LTSlinux-raspino fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-97517
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-raspi-realtimeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-97517
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-realtimeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-97517
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-realtimeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-97517
Ubuntu:26.04:LTSlinux-realtimeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-97517
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-riscvno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-97517
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-riscvno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-97517
Ubuntu:26.04:LTSlinux-riscv7.0.0-42.42.1UBUNTU-CVE-2026-97517
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-riscv-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-97517
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-riscv-6.14no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-97517
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-riscv-6.17no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-97517
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-riscv-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-97517
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-riscv-6.8no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-97517
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-riscv-7.07.0.0-42.42.1~24.04.1UBUNTU-CVE-2026-97517
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-starfive-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-97517
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-starfive-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-97517
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-starfive-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-97517
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-vmwareno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-97517
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-xilinxno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-97517
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-xilinx-zynqmpno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-97517

Affected products (as reported)

VendorProductVersions
Linux Linux 7e8d6f12bb2a729290ebb0096248ea46d2868fc6 – before 6e24f72985782013bf2feb0f0712b2ac9390e9097e8d6f12bb2a729290ebb0096248ea46d2868fc6 – before 8fe5eb7b68d76b3801409ada7365c67696e7af847e8d6f12bb2a729290ebb0096248ea46d2868fc6 – before 6c4bb5450b9d9111faaaba581ea45a3a79844e507e8d6f12bb2a729290ebb0096248ea46d2868fc6 – before 0d635f0b4a634eb599ed13a87ece0b5f129f99007e8d6f12bb2a729290ebb0096248ea46d2868fc6 – before 8b9a100e1a76c52988b31099b349fd95a58c8768
Linux Linux 5.7

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