Out-of-bounds Read in Linux
CVE-2026-64223
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: wifi: mac80211: consume only present negotiated TTLM maps ieee80211_tid_to_link_map_size_ok() validates negotiated TTLM elements against the number of link-map entries indicated by link_map_presence. ieee80211_parse_neg_ttlm() must consume the same layout. The parser advanced its cursor for every TID, including TIDs whose presence bit is clear and therefore have no map bytes in the element. A sparse map can then make a later present TID read past the validated element. The bad bytes land in neg_ttlm->{up,down}link[tid] but are gated by valid_links before being applied to driver state, so a peer cannot turn the read into a policy change. Under KUnit + KASAN with an exact-sized element allocation the OOB read is reported as a slab-out-of-bounds; whether the same trigger fires under the production RX path depends on surrounding allocator state. Advance the cursor only when the current TID has a map present.
Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow
EPSS: 0.003 (16.7th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 8.1 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H.
Affected products
- Linux — versions 8f500fbc6c655976c8062b1f1e55bd0b3095d6c2, 6.9, 0
- Linux Linux_kernel — versions 7.1
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2026-64223?
- CVE-2026-64223 is a high-severity vulnerability in Linux, classified under Out-of-bounds Read. CVSS score: 8.1/10. Published 2026-07-24.
- How severe is CVE-2026-64223?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.1 out of 10.