Answer in brief
CVE-2026-74408 records a Unknown severity vulnerability in wifi: ath9k: fix OOB access from firmware tx status queue ID. 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.
Answer in brief
CVE-2026-74408 records a Unknown severity vulnerability in wifi: ath9k: fix OOB access from firmware tx status queue ID. 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 | >=fce041beb03f93c7a771f0b4b6c45bb71ef90901 <fb11083db9d7d6fb8f98bbba1cbfcf3fb7b4bf54 || >=fce041beb03f93c7a771f0b4b6c45bb71ef90901 <734db72d55ca578a344dfa33e30145032c074b25 || >=fce041beb03f93c7a771f0b4b6c45bb71ef90901 <f5931d06b45ed402572bfe5832fff15864ef5481 || >=fce041beb03f93c7a771f0b4b6c45bb71ef90901 <46ca1451f61b598f45cb5259e066d305444d95fc || >=fce041beb03f93c7a771f0b4b6c45bb71ef90901 <a9e055ac62cb3fcea262d4b687ec73eed82b3379 || >=fce041beb03f93c7a771f0b4b6c45bb71ef90901 <5435fd3edcb11c7cc4002847c83e9a50b49284dc || >=fce041beb03f93c7a771f0b4b6c45bb71ef90901 <336d4c8cd9b1646060ee690c881d465dfc09c6c0 || >=fce041beb03f93c7a771f0b4b6c45bb71ef90901 <7ce2f118a2389e8f0a64068c6fe7cc7d40639be0 | fb11083db9d7d6fb8f98bbba1cbfcf3fb7b4bf54, 734db72d55ca578a344dfa33e30145032c074b25, f5931d06b45ed402572bfe5832fff15864ef5481, 46ca1451f61b598f45cb5259e066d305444d95fc, a9e055ac62cb3fcea262d4b687ec73eed82b3379, 5435fd3edcb11c7cc4002847c83e9a50b49284dc, 336d4c8cd9b1646060ee690c881d465dfc09c6c0, 7ce2f118a2389e8f0a64068c6fe7cc7d40639be0 |
| Linux/Linuxgeneric | 3.1 | 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: ath9k: fix OOB access from firmware tx status queue ID ath_tx_edma_tasklet() accesses sc->tx.txq[ts.qid] where ts.qid is a 4-bit hardware field (0-15), but the txq array only has ATH9K_NUM_TX_QUEUES (10) entries. A qid >= 10 causes an OOB array access. Add a bounds check on ts.qid before using it as an array index.
Quoted source text, attributed separately from HOL analysis.
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 | >=fce041beb03f93c7a771f0b4b6c45bb71ef90901 <fb11083db9d7d6fb8f98bbba1cbfcf3fb7b4bf54 || >=fce041beb03f93c7a771f0b4b6c45bb71ef90901 <734db72d55ca578a344dfa33e30145032c074b25 || >=fce041beb03f93c7a771f0b4b6c45bb71ef90901 <f5931d06b45ed402572bfe5832fff15864ef5481 || >=fce041beb03f93c7a771f0b4b6c45bb71ef90901 <46ca1451f61b598f45cb5259e066d305444d95fc || >=fce041beb03f93c7a771f0b4b6c45bb71ef90901 <a9e055ac62cb3fcea262d4b687ec73eed82b3379 || >=fce041beb03f93c7a771f0b4b6c45bb71ef90901 <5435fd3edcb11c7cc4002847c83e9a50b49284dc || >=fce041beb03f93c7a771f0b4b6c45bb71ef90901 <336d4c8cd9b1646060ee690c881d465dfc09c6c0 || >=fce041beb03f93c7a771f0b4b6c45bb71ef90901 <7ce2f118a2389e8f0a64068c6fe7cc7d40639be0 | fb11083db9d7d6fb8f98bbba1cbfcf3fb7b4bf54, 734db72d55ca578a344dfa33e30145032c074b25, f5931d06b45ed402572bfe5832fff15864ef5481, 46ca1451f61b598f45cb5259e066d305444d95fc, a9e055ac62cb3fcea262d4b687ec73eed82b3379, 5435fd3edcb11c7cc4002847c83e9a50b49284dc, 336d4c8cd9b1646060ee690c881d465dfc09c6c0, 7ce2f118a2389e8f0a64068c6fe7cc7d40639be0 |
| Linux/Linuxgeneric | 3.1 | 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: ath9k: fix OOB access from firmware tx status queue ID ath_tx_edma_tasklet() accesses sc->tx.txq[ts.qid] where ts.qid is a 4-bit hardware field (0-15), but the txq array only has ATH9K_NUM_TX_QUEUES (10) entries. A qid >= 10 causes an OOB array access. Add a bounds check on ts.qid before using it as an array index.
Quoted source text, attributed separately from HOL analysis.