{"id":"CVE-2026-68350","title":"wifi: carl9170: fix OOB read from off-by-two in TX status handler","summary":"In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nwifi: carl9170: fix OOB read from off-by-two in TX status handler\n\nThe bounds check in carl9170_tx_process_status() uses\n`i > ((cmd->hdr.len / 2) + 1)` which is off by …","severity":"none","vendor":"Linux","product":"Linux","affected":["Linux >= a84fab3cbfdc427e7d366f1cc844f27b2084c26c < 9bf8d8510b7bed20320dead0f8cdcf8e610ec8db","Linux >= a84fab3cbfdc427e7d366f1cc844f27b2084c26c < 2c030c20f112bd8f6aa59d09501835605f01bf9d","Linux >= a84fab3cbfdc427e7d366f1cc844f27b2084c26c < 73462e8e602047a03e538d971a79ad67a4ba9a5d","Linux >= a84fab3cbfdc427e7d366f1cc844f27b2084c26c < 7ed0dce8613c92111d2a3836ced2ab03190ba20e","Linux >= a84fab3cbfdc427e7d366f1cc844f27b2084c26c < e8a862a3da457ddc50633c346dc645d559da09ae","Linux >= a84fab3cbfdc427e7d366f1cc844f27b2084c26c < fab6ff91d5b8c4af62e2ced42fb357fa3eb9fd59","Linux >= a84fab3cbfdc427e7d366f1cc844f27b2084c26c < 423c836f934814b8fdbe53b24a79d021a0ee8454","Linux >= a84fab3cbfdc427e7d366f1cc844f27b2084c26c < a3f42f1049ad80c65560d2b078ad426c3134f78d","Linux 2.6.37"],"ssvc":{"exploitation":"none","automatable":"no","technicalImpact":"partial","timestamp":"2026-11-06T16:47:45.714995Z"},"published":"2026-08-10","updated":"2026-11-06","sourceUpdated":"2026-11-06T16:55:13.887Z","source":"CVEORG","sourceUrl":"https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-68350","references":[{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9bf8d8510b7bed20320dead0f8cdcf8e610ec8db"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2c030c20f112bd8f6aa59d09501835605f01bf9d"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/73462e8e602047a03e538d971a79ad67a4ba9a5d"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7ed0dce8613c92111d2a3836ced2ab03190ba20e"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e8a862a3da457ddc50633c346dc645d559da09ae"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/fab6ff91d5b8c4af62e2ced42fb357fa3eb9fd59"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/423c836f934814b8fdbe53b24a79d021a0ee8454"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a3f42f1049ad80c65560d2b078ad426c3134f78d"}],"tags":["cve.org"],"epss":0.00184,"epssPercentile":0.08081,"ingestedAt":"2026-11-06T18:00:12.609Z","slug":"CVE-2026-68350","body":"## Overview\n\nIn the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nwifi: carl9170: fix OOB read from off-by-two in TX status handler\n\nThe bounds check in carl9170_tx_process_status() uses\n`i > ((cmd->hdr.len / 2) + 1)` which is off by two, allowing\n2 extra iterations past valid _tx_status entries when the firmware-\ncontrolled hdr.ext exceeds hdr.len/2. Fix by using the correct\ncomparison `i >= (cmd->hdr.len / 2)`.\n\n## Affected\n\n- `Linux >= a84fab3cbfdc427e7d366f1cc844f27b2084c26c < 9bf8d8510b7bed20320dead0f8cdcf8e610ec8db`\n- `Linux >= a84fab3cbfdc427e7d366f1cc844f27b2084c26c < 2c030c20f112bd8f6aa59d09501835605f01bf9d`\n- `Linux >= a84fab3cbfdc427e7d366f1cc844f27b2084c26c < 73462e8e602047a03e538d971a79ad67a4ba9a5d`\n- `Linux >= a84fab3cbfdc427e7d366f1cc844f27b2084c26c < 7ed0dce8613c92111d2a3836ced2ab03190ba20e`\n- `Linux >= a84fab3cbfdc427e7d366f1cc844f27b2084c26c < e8a862a3da457ddc50633c346dc645d559da09ae`\n- `Linux >= a84fab3cbfdc427e7d366f1cc844f27b2084c26c < fab6ff91d5b8c4af62e2ced42fb357fa3eb9fd59`\n- `Linux >= a84fab3cbfdc427e7d366f1cc844f27b2084c26c < 423c836f934814b8fdbe53b24a79d021a0ee8454`\n- `Linux >= a84fab3cbfdc427e7d366f1cc844f27b2084c26c < a3f42f1049ad80c65560d2b078ad426c3134f78d`\n- `Linux 2.6.37`\n\n## Remediation\n\nRefer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.","depth":"sunlit","depthScore":3,"depthScoreParts":{"impact":2.8,"likelihood":0,"exploitation":0,"ransomware":0},"changes":[]}