wifi: rtw89: pci: validate release report content before using for RTL8922DE (CVE-2026-43176) | HOL Guard CVE

Unknown severity · Source severity not reportedCVE-2026-43176

wifi: rtw89: pci: validate release report content before using for RTL8922DE

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

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Published May 6, 2026Updated Aug 5, 2026Source checked Sep 20, 2026First seen by HOL Aug 5, 2026Material review Aug 5, 2026

Upstream Advisory

Key facts

Risk: Unknown severitySource severity not reported
Exploitation: Not marked as known exploited
Affected software: 2 mapped packages or products
Fix availability: Available

Why this deserves its current priority

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.

Affected scope and exposure questions

The current feed maps Linux/Linux (generic), Linux/Linux (generic). Check affected ranges and fixed versions before updating.

Mapped affected packages and fixed versions
Package	Affected range	Fixed version
Linux/Linuxgeneric	>=110f3c11f440d78ef8a181f75456e24e428f69e4 <ebeaa3b24ba568ff8505165f954dba15cc53e4b3 \|\| >=110f3c11f440d78ef8a181f75456e24e428f69e4 <3e8a88b5e8b3506d9c5e031a65ba65ce9a0683a3 \|\| >=110f3c11f440d78ef8a181f75456e24e428f69e4 <5f93d611b33a05bd03d6843c8efe8cb6a1992620	ebeaa3b24ba568ff8505165f954dba15cc53e4b3, 3e8a88b5e8b3506d9c5e031a65ba65ce9a0683a3, 5f93d611b33a05bd03d6843c8efe8cb6a1992620
Linux/Linuxgeneric	6.18	Not reported

Recommended response

Check inventory. Check lockfiles and deployed manifests for Linux/Linux, Linux/Linux.
Review the reported fix. Update Linux/Linux to ebeaa3b24ba568ff8505165f954dba15cc53e4b3 if you use the affected versions. Test the change in a non-production environment first.

Evidence timeline and material changes

Published upstream
May 6, 2026
Evidence: source:cvelist:source_dates:source-dates:record
Source modified
Aug 5, 2026
Evidence: source:cvelist:source_dates:source-dates:record
First seen by HOL
Aug 5, 2026

Sources and claim methodology

Upstream source description

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.