Answer in brief
CVE-2026-68471 records a Unknown severity vulnerability in wifi: ieee80211: validate MLE common info length. 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 | >=0f48b8b88aa9ed7b65d7cb55dbc57ec914ddada1 <90576bd6921a91eb038bffbb4b9467c2dc26aa1d || >=0f48b8b88aa9ed7b65d7cb55dbc57ec914ddada1 <2b1589fd9a076727a73bfb39e96622a76415ad32 || >=0f48b8b88aa9ed7b65d7cb55dbc57ec914ddada1 <293baeae9b2434a3e432629d7720b5603db2d77e | 90576bd6921a91eb038bffbb4b9467c2dc26aa1d, 2b1589fd9a076727a73bfb39e96622a76415ad32, 293baeae9b2434a3e432629d7720b5603db2d77e |
| Linux/Linuxgeneric | 6.0 | Not reported |
Published upstream
Aug 15, 2026
Evidence: source:cvelist:source_dates:source-dates:recordSource modified
Aug 15, 2026
Evidence: source:cvelist:source_dates:source-dates:recordFirst seen by HOL
Aug 15, 2026
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: wifi: ieee80211: validate MLE common info length ieee80211_mle_common_size() uses the first common-info octet as the common information length for all known MLE types. However, ieee80211_mle_size_ok() only validates that octet for Basic, Probe Request, and TDLS MLEs. Reconfiguration MLEs also skipped the length octet when calculating the minimum common size, and Priority Access MLEs skipped validation of the advertised common information length. Account for the Reconfiguration common-info length octet and validate the advertised common information length for all known MLE types. Keep unknown-type handling unchanged. [remove now misleading comment]
Quoted source text, attributed separately from HOL analysis.
Answer in brief
CVE-2026-68471 records a Unknown severity vulnerability in wifi: ieee80211: validate MLE common info length. 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 | >=0f48b8b88aa9ed7b65d7cb55dbc57ec914ddada1 <90576bd6921a91eb038bffbb4b9467c2dc26aa1d || >=0f48b8b88aa9ed7b65d7cb55dbc57ec914ddada1 <2b1589fd9a076727a73bfb39e96622a76415ad32 || >=0f48b8b88aa9ed7b65d7cb55dbc57ec914ddada1 <293baeae9b2434a3e432629d7720b5603db2d77e | 90576bd6921a91eb038bffbb4b9467c2dc26aa1d, 2b1589fd9a076727a73bfb39e96622a76415ad32, 293baeae9b2434a3e432629d7720b5603db2d77e |
| Linux/Linuxgeneric | 6.0 | Not reported |
Published upstream
Aug 15, 2026
Evidence: source:cvelist:source_dates:source-dates:recordSource modified
Aug 15, 2026
Evidence: source:cvelist:source_dates:source-dates:recordFirst seen by HOL
Aug 15, 2026
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: wifi: ieee80211: validate MLE common info length ieee80211_mle_common_size() uses the first common-info octet as the common information length for all known MLE types. However, ieee80211_mle_size_ok() only validates that octet for Basic, Probe Request, and TDLS MLEs. Reconfiguration MLEs also skipped the length octet when calculating the minimum common size, and Priority Access MLEs skipped validation of the advertised common information length. Account for the Reconfiguration common-info length octet and validate the advertised common information length for all known MLE types. Keep unknown-type handling unchanged. [remove now misleading comment]
Quoted source text, attributed separately from HOL analysis.