Answer in brief
CVE-2026-1679 records a High severity (CVSS 7.3) vulnerability in net: eswifi socket send payload length not bounded. The current sources do not mark it as known exploited. The current feed maps zephyrproject-rtos/Zephyr (generic). Check affected ranges and fixed versions before updating.
Analysis pending evidence review
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CVSS is 7.3. 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
Factual feed record only; HOL analysis is not approved for indexing. Read the methodology.
The current feed maps zephyrproject-rtos/Zephyr (generic). Check affected ranges and fixed versions before updating.
| Package | Affected range | Fixed version |
|---|---|---|
| zephyrproject-rtos/Zephyrgeneric | >=* <4.4.0 | 4.4.0 |
Published upstream
Mar 27, 2026
Evidence: source:cvelist:source_dates:source-dates:recordSource modified
Oct 15, 2026
Evidence: source:cvelist:source_dates:source-dates:recordFirst seen by HOL
Oct 15, 2026
The eswifi socket offload driver copies user-provided payloads into a fixed buffer without checking available space; oversized sends overflow `eswifi->buf`, corrupting kernel memory (CWE-120). Exploit requires local code that can call the socket send API; no remote attacker can reach it directly.
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