Answer in brief
CVE-2026-100078 records a Medium severity (CVSS 5.5) vulnerability in wifi: iwlwifi: mei: pass correct argument to function. The current sources do not mark it as known exploited. The current feed maps Linux/Linux (generic), Linux/Linux (generic). Check affected ranges and fixed versions before updating.
Analysis pending evidence review
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CVSS is 5.5. The current sources do not mark it as known exploited. Treat this as a source-backed prioritization signal, not a statement about your environment.
Analysis status
Analysis pending evidence review
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The current feed maps Linux/Linux (generic), Linux/Linux (generic). Check affected ranges and fixed versions before updating.
| Product | Affected versions | Fixed versions |
|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | Not reported | Not reported |
| Package | Affected range | Fixed version |
|---|---|---|
| Linux/Linuxgeneric | >=652291601459272d52b6ba12811f0b60b3e6444f <034445e19f12bb8771c58e2ecf1fbd6eac9b5fac || >=652291601459272d52b6ba12811f0b60b3e6444f <f22ad9d1077c83718d9e6c84b71726287c1d1ad3 || >=652291601459272d52b6ba12811f0b60b3e6444f <ee91ae7f5815345612d8c0afd5d7efed361bcdb5 || >=652291601459272d52b6ba12811f0b60b3e6444f <6b7d5abf3e374ca3af31ceb6b9b2efc7a48afde3 || >=652291601459272d52b6ba12811f0b60b3e6444f <082b353c05b8eaf07e03fc1918c176cd3c216e25 || >=652291601459272d52b6ba12811f0b60b3e6444f <905f57aefde4f4092a411c8a55856182fb1c7598 | 034445e19f12bb8771c58e2ecf1fbd6eac9b5fac, f22ad9d1077c83718d9e6c84b71726287c1d1ad3, ee91ae7f5815345612d8c0afd5d7efed361bcdb5, 6b7d5abf3e374ca3af31ceb6b9b2efc7a48afde3, 082b353c05b8eaf07e03fc1918c176cd3c216e25, 905f57aefde4f4092a411c8a55856182fb1c7598 |
| Linux/Linuxgeneric | 5.17 | Not reported |
Published upstream
Sep 25, 2026
Evidence: source:cvelist:source_dates:source-dates:recordSource modified
Oct 19, 2026
Evidence: source:cvelist:source_dates:source-dates:recordFirst seen by HOL
Sep 25, 2026
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: wifi: iwlwifi: mei: pass correct argument to function The first argument to iwl_mei_write_cyclic_buf() should be the cldev but the q_head pointer is passed instead. Fix it.
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