Answer in brief
CVE-2026-43176 records a Unknown severity vulnerability in wifi: rtw89: pci: validate release report content before using for RTL8922DE. 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
HOL Guard separates source facts from reviewed analysis. See the methodology.
A CVSS score is not reported in the current record. 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 Linux/Linux (generic), Linux/Linux (generic). Check affected ranges and fixed versions before updating.
| Package | Affected range | Fixed version |
|---|---|---|
| Linux/Linuxgeneric | >=110f3c11f440d78ef8a181f75456e24e428f69e4 <ebeaa3b24ba568ff8505165f954dba15cc53e4b3 || >=110f3c11f440d78ef8a181f75456e24e428f69e4 <3e8a88b5e8b3506d9c5e031a65ba65ce9a0683a3 || >=110f3c11f440d78ef8a181f75456e24e428f69e4 <5f93d611b33a05bd03d6843c8efe8cb6a1992620 | ebeaa3b24ba568ff8505165f954dba15cc53e4b3, 3e8a88b5e8b3506d9c5e031a65ba65ce9a0683a3, 5f93d611b33a05bd03d6843c8efe8cb6a1992620 |
| Linux/Linuxgeneric | 6.18 | Not reported |
Published upstream
May 6, 2026
Evidence: source:cvelist:source_dates:source-dates:recordSource modified
Aug 5, 2026
Evidence: source:cvelist:source_dates:source-dates:recordFirst seen by HOL
Aug 5, 2026
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: wifi: rtw89: pci: validate release report content before using for RTL8922DE The commit 957eda596c76 ("wifi: rtw89: pci: validate sequence number of TX release report") does validation on existing chips, which somehow a release report of SKB becomes malformed. As no clear cause found, add rules ahead for RTL8922DE to avoid crash if it happens.
Quoted source text, attributed separately from HOL analysis.
Answer in brief
CVE-2026-43176 records a Unknown severity vulnerability in wifi: rtw89: pci: validate release report content before using for RTL8922DE. 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
HOL Guard separates source facts from reviewed analysis. See the methodology.
A CVSS score is not reported in the current record. 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 Linux/Linux (generic), Linux/Linux (generic). Check affected ranges and fixed versions before updating.
| Package | Affected range | Fixed version |
|---|---|---|
| Linux/Linuxgeneric | >=110f3c11f440d78ef8a181f75456e24e428f69e4 <ebeaa3b24ba568ff8505165f954dba15cc53e4b3 || >=110f3c11f440d78ef8a181f75456e24e428f69e4 <3e8a88b5e8b3506d9c5e031a65ba65ce9a0683a3 || >=110f3c11f440d78ef8a181f75456e24e428f69e4 <5f93d611b33a05bd03d6843c8efe8cb6a1992620 | ebeaa3b24ba568ff8505165f954dba15cc53e4b3, 3e8a88b5e8b3506d9c5e031a65ba65ce9a0683a3, 5f93d611b33a05bd03d6843c8efe8cb6a1992620 |
| Linux/Linuxgeneric | 6.18 | Not reported |
Published upstream
May 6, 2026
Evidence: source:cvelist:source_dates:source-dates:recordSource modified
Aug 5, 2026
Evidence: source:cvelist:source_dates:source-dates:recordFirst seen by HOL
Aug 5, 2026
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: wifi: rtw89: pci: validate release report content before using for RTL8922DE The commit 957eda596c76 ("wifi: rtw89: pci: validate sequence number of TX release report") does validation on existing chips, which somehow a release report of SKB becomes malformed. As no clear cause found, add rules ahead for RTL8922DE to avoid crash if it happens.
Quoted source text, attributed separately from HOL analysis.