{"id":"CVE-2026-98328","title":"In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nwifi: mac80211: add HE 6 GHz capability in the scan elems len\n\nThe HE 6 GHz Band Capability element is in the probe request for\nevery band if 6 GHz is supported, so add…","summary":"In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nwifi: mac80211: add HE 6 GHz capability in the scan elems len\n\nThe HE 6 GHz Band Capability element is in the probe request for\nevery band if 6 GHz is supported, so add…","severity":"medium","vendor":"Linux","product":"Linux","affected":["Linux >= 2ad2274c58ee2dcaf9ccde5c63ff30f59b138f77 < db19d5414227d86cee77a000607a6710d7f36853","Linux >= 2ad2274c58ee2dcaf9ccde5c63ff30f59b138f77 < be7bfdea1ec9b672a80c736bd6ed932e1adebef8","Linux >= 2ad2274c58ee2dcaf9ccde5c63ff30f59b138f77 < 8659bd6c4c852096b6621086d1ea38eed84b454a","Linux >= 2ad2274c58ee2dcaf9ccde5c63ff30f59b138f77 < ad5bd0f6a0c337a80c141ea8e6c7a1d9c145be79","Linux >= 2ad2274c58ee2dcaf9ccde5c63ff30f59b138f77 < 9d83c08dcce808c732988a5291e3ef4f59d09edb","Linux >= 2ad2274c58ee2dcaf9ccde5c63ff30f59b138f77 < cd54bf333f5631d3630bab0a832e9ae648f73515","Linux 5.8"],"published":"2026-10-06","updated":"2026-10-06","sourceUpdated":"2026-10-06T09:18:25.110","source":"NVD","sourceUrl":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-98328","references":[{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8659bd6c4c852096b6621086d1ea38eed84b454a","label":"416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9d83c08dcce808c732988a5291e3ef4f59d09edb","label":"416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ad5bd0f6a0c337a80c141ea8e6c7a1d9c145be79","label":"416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/be7bfdea1ec9b672a80c736bd6ed932e1adebef8","label":"416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/cd54bf333f5631d3630bab0a832e9ae648f73515","label":"416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/db19d5414227d86cee77a000607a6710d7f36853","label":"416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67"},{"url":"https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2026/cve-2026-98328.json"},{"url":"https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-98328"},{"url":"https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2546448"},{"url":"https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-98328"},{"url":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-98328"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/security/vulns.git/plain/cve/published/2026/CVE-2026-98328.mbox"}],"tags":["nvd","cve.org","csaf","vex","red-hat"],"ingestedAt":"2026-10-06T08:50:17.404Z","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-131"],"epss":0.0018,"epssPercentile":0.07534,"slug":"CVE-2026-98328","body":"## Overview\n\nIn the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nwifi: mac80211: add HE 6 GHz capability in the scan elems len\n\nThe HE 6 GHz Band Capability element is in the probe request for\nevery band if 6 GHz is supported, so add the size to scan_ies_len.\n\nOtherwise, building probe request elements can fail, triggering the\nWARN_ON in __ieee80211_start_scan().\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** · Low · affected: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9, Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4 · no fix planned: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9, … · updated 2026-10-18 · [vex](https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2026/cve-2026-98328.json)","depth":"sunlit","depthScore":30,"depthScoreParts":{"impact":30.3,"likelihood":0,"exploitation":0,"ransomware":0},"changes":[{"seq":219153,"id":"CVE-2026-98328","ts":1791707078532,"field":"cvss","old":null,"new":"5.5"},{"seq":219152,"id":"CVE-2026-98328","ts":1791707078532,"field":"severity","old":"none","new":"medium"}]}