Vulnerability in Linux

CVE-2026-53182

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: wifi: nl80211: reject oversized EMA RNR lists nl80211_parse_rnr_elems() stores the parsed element count in a u8-backed cfg80211_rnr_elems::cnt field and uses that count…

EPSS: 0.001 (3.0th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

  • Linux — versions 56189d7bc30531def6b999f27940ee43c6ff2569, dbbb27e183b1568d5a907ace1cd144b0709ea52a, 6.1.160
  • Linux Linux_kernel — versions 7.1

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-53182?
CVE-2026-53182 is a high-severity vulnerability in Linux. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2026-06-25.
How severe is CVE-2026-53182?
High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.