CVE-2026-7764

Out-of-bounds read in morse.ko Vendor IE processing

MEDIUM
6.8
CVSS Score
Published: June 4, 2026 at 12:17 AM UTC
Updated: July 22, 2026 at 08:24 PM UTC
2 products affected across 1 vendorHalowlink 2 FirmwareHalowlink 2

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Severity
MEDIUM6.8
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.1%
SSVC
No known exploit

Description

An out-of-bounds read vulnerability in the morse.ko HaLow Wi-Fi kernel driver in Morse Micro HaLowLink 2 software versions prior to 2.11.12 allows an unauthenticated attacker within radio range to disclose a small amount of kernel heap memory or cause a Denial of Service (kernel oops/panic) via a crafted 802.11ah beacon or probe response frame containing a malformed Vendor Information Element. The function morse_vendor_find_vendor_ie() does not validate the IE length against the expected structure size before its result is passed to morse_vendor_rx_caps_ops_ie() and morse_vendor_fill_sta_vendor_info(), which read at fixed offsets into the IE data. Because the length check only requires the IE to be longer than 3 bytes, an attacker can supply an undersized IE, causing a heap out-of-bounds read of up to 9 bytes. No authentication, association, or user interaction is required.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

v < 2.11.12
Affected range stops below 2.11.12, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
morsemicro-halowlink-2 (same device)
All versions

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:

References (1)

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCNo known exploitNot automatablePartial impact

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CVSS

6.8MEDIUMCISA-ADP
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
LOW
Integrity
NONE
Availability
HIGH
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusANALYZED
CWE
CWE-125

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