{"id":"CVE-2026-92498","title":"In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nwifi: ath6kl: avoid buffer overreads in WMI event handlers\n\nThe following WMI event handlers currently read from the event buffer\nwithout first verifying that the messa…","summary":"In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nwifi: ath6kl: avoid buffer overreads in WMI event handlers\n\nThe following WMI event handlers currently read from the event buffer\nwithout first verifying that the messa…","severity":"medium","vendor":"Linux","product":"Linux","affected":["Linux >= bdcd81707973cf8aa9305337166f8ee842a050d4 < 144fe0b0fa8f311ebe29ef16c8239bf6a24addc0","Linux >= bdcd81707973cf8aa9305337166f8ee842a050d4 < a2de3fb4f83a525e95a86a683f0ff105b9b5785b","Linux >= bdcd81707973cf8aa9305337166f8ee842a050d4 < d1d2ac5f5b1609a05c455d0aed12904b0985530d","Linux >= bdcd81707973cf8aa9305337166f8ee842a050d4 < ea2a77682f9f984bc9a45a00b7d1aa198503c2fe","Linux >= bdcd81707973cf8aa9305337166f8ee842a050d4 < 41159d392c3adedc093a8d80521037b72350f606","Linux >= bdcd81707973cf8aa9305337166f8ee842a050d4 < abda58f4529d7eebb6ef82e2d266dabc17507faa","Linux >= bdcd81707973cf8aa9305337166f8ee842a050d4 < 2f3635213ecf52ff943f01645f895cb39db8f0dc","Linux >= bdcd81707973cf8aa9305337166f8ee842a050d4 < f57314aade9d74d30f3360ec5ef85a83654748be","Linux 3.2"],"published":"2026-09-17","updated":"2026-09-17","sourceUpdated":"2026-09-17T17:17:52.147","source":"NVD","sourceUrl":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-92498","references":[{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/144fe0b0fa8f311ebe29ef16c8239bf6a24addc0","label":"416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2f3635213ecf52ff943f01645f895cb39db8f0dc","label":"416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/41159d392c3adedc093a8d80521037b72350f606","label":"416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a2de3fb4f83a525e95a86a683f0ff105b9b5785b","label":"416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/abda58f4529d7eebb6ef82e2d266dabc17507faa","label":"416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d1d2ac5f5b1609a05c455d0aed12904b0985530d","label":"416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ea2a77682f9f984bc9a45a00b7d1aa198503c2fe","label":"416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f57314aade9d74d30f3360ec5ef85a83654748be","label":"416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67"},{"url":"https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2026/cve-2026-92498.json"},{"url":"https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-92498"},{"url":"https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2536516"},{"url":"https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-92498"},{"url":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-92498"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/security/vulns.git/plain/cve/published/2026/CVE-2026-92498.mbox"}],"tags":["nvd","cve.org","csaf","vex","red-hat"],"ingestedAt":"2026-09-17T16:21:47.782Z","epss":0.00177,"epssPercentile":0.07175,"cvss":5.5,"cvssVector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H","cvssSource":"vendor","cwe":["CWE-125"],"slug":"CVE-2026-92498","body":"## Overview\n\nIn the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nwifi: ath6kl: avoid buffer overreads in WMI event handlers\n\nThe following WMI event handlers currently read from the event buffer\nwithout first verifying that the message was large enough to hold the\nexpected event:\nath6kl_wmi_scan_complete_rx()\nath6kl_wmi_addba_req_event_rx()\nath6kl_wmi_delba_req_event_rx()\n\nAdd length checks to prevent overread.\n\n## Remediation\n\nRefer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.\n\n## Vendor advisories\n\n- **Red Hat VEX** · Moderate · updated 2026-10-20 · [vex](https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2026/cve-2026-92498.json)","depth":"sunlit","depthScore":30,"depthScoreParts":{"impact":30.3,"likelihood":0,"exploitation":0,"ransomware":0},"changes":[{"seq":225547,"id":"CVE-2026-92498","ts":1792498292115,"field":"cvss","old":null,"new":"5.5"},{"seq":225546,"id":"CVE-2026-92498","ts":1792498292115,"field":"severity","old":"none","new":"medium"}]}