wifi: libipw: fix key index receive bound checks (CVE-2026-93803) | HOL Guard CVE

Unknown severity · Source severity not reportedCVE-2026-93803

wifi: libipw: fix key index receive bound checks

Answer in brief

CVE-2026-93803 records a Unknown severity vulnerability in wifi: libipw: fix key index receive bound checks. The current sources do not mark it as known exploited. The current feed maps Linux/Linux (generic). Check affected ranges and fixed versions before updating.

Analysis pending evidence review

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Published Sep 24, 2026Updated Sep 24, 2026Source checked Sep 25, 2026First seen by HOL Sep 25, 2026Material review Sep 24, 2026

Upstream Advisory

Key facts

Risk: Unknown severitySource severity not reported
Exploitation: Not marked as known exploited
Affected software: 1 mapped package or product
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). Check affected ranges and fixed versions before updating.

Mapped affected packages and fixed versions
Package	Affected range	Fixed version
Linux/Linuxgeneric	>=1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2 <062840bdc9ee06169b3c371bf66711f1d7ec0bf4 \|\| >=1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2 <c54b643e9a0936d038921c547736574fd7382cea \|\| >=1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2 <74ed3669f26803b1761c1f55403062bea44c3466 \|\| >=0 <6.12.111 \|\| >=0 <6.18.53	062840bdc9ee06169b3c371bf66711f1d7ec0bf4, c54b643e9a0936d038921c547736574fd7382cea, 74ed3669f26803b1761c1f55403062bea44c3466, 6.12.111, 6.18.53

Recommended response

Check inventory. Check lockfiles and deployed manifests for Linux/Linux.
Review the reported fix. Update Linux/Linux to 062840bdc9ee06169b3c371bf66711f1d7ec0bf4 if you use the affected versions. Test the change in a non-production environment first.

Evidence timeline and material changes

Published upstream
Sep 24, 2026
Evidence: source:cvelist:source_dates:source-dates:record
Source modified
Sep 24, 2026
Evidence: source:cvelist:source_dates:source-dates:record
First seen by HOL
Sep 25, 2026

Sources and claim methodology

Upstream source description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: wifi: libipw: fix key index receive bound checks libipw_rx() reads skb->data[hdrlen + 3] to extract the WEP key index in both the software-decrypt key selection path and the hardware-decrypted IV/ICV strip path. In both places the existing guard only checks skb->len >= hdrlen + 3, which proves bytes up to hdrlen + 2 but not the byte at hdrlen + 3. Require hdrlen + 4 bytes before reading that item in both paths. This is a local source-boundary check only; it does not change the key index semantics.

Quoted source text, attributed separately from HOL analysis.