CVE-2026-93063

wifi: iwlwifi: mei: check SAP message length before reading it

HIGH

8.4

CVSS Score

Published: September 17, 2026 at 04:10 PM UTC

Updated: October 19, 2026 at 10:16 AM UTC

1 product affected across 1 vendorLinux Kernel

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Severity

HIGH8.4

Exploit prediction

EPSS 0.2%

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: wifi: iwlwifi: mei: check SAP message length before reading it Verify the SAP message size is not larger than the local buffer before reading the message to avoid buffer overflow.

Affected

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

Linux Kernel · Linux

90%

6.0.16 6.1.2 6.29f71cebcac2148e68d0d67f113d0f9aabfcc7a2aa29e442ee110aafdf7785fac6de44b22d3da43dbbcd68b3dbe78b7b0f7b6b55162cf1eff1e7fff9e

Vendor states this is fixed in 242125bbf19a2974d22f3d5025c9c14c0a4aea58 (fixed)

Vendor states this is fixed in 7d8cc301bcba233f31b589a45f4c1c97f2bb90d6 (fixed)

Vendor states this is fixed in 9c6bea89a16815688a5240dd4a74c922a92fcdc3 (fixed)

Vendor states this is fixed in a4034f1cc8a422cefc519290d8e6cfb7ff773586 (fixed)

Vendor states this is fixed in b90ebae632318dc2e5cd4ac96e454ec50f705579 (fixed)

Vendor states this is fixed in f7f770d12e6e928006f89a59291074e5fea82886 (fixed)

Affected range stops below 6.1, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Vendor states this is fixed in 6.1.188 (unaffected)

Vendor states this is fixed in 6.12.110 (unaffected)

Vendor states this is fixed in 6.18.52 (unaffected)

Vendor states this is fixed in 6.2 (unaffected)

Vendor states this is fixed in 6.6.157 (unaffected)

Vendor states this is fixed in 7.2.6 (unaffected)

Vendor states this is fixed in 7.3 (unaffected)

Vendor states this is fixed in 7.3-rc1 (unaffected)

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet, and no fixed version or vendor advisory is recorded against it.

References (6)

Source: cverecord

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a4034f1cc8a422cefc519290d8e6cfb7ff773586

Source: cverecord

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b90ebae632318dc2e5cd4ac96e454ec50f705579

Source: cverecord

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9c6bea89a16815688a5240dd4a74c922a92fcdc3

Source: cverecord

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/242125bbf19a2974d22f3d5025c9c14c0a4aea58

Source: cverecord

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f7f770d12e6e928006f89a59291074e5fea82886

Source: cverecord

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7d8cc301bcba233f31b589a45f4c1c97f2bb90d6

CVSS

8.4HIGHLinux

Vector?

Quick Info

StatusRECEIVED

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