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CVE-2026-22978

LOW

3.3

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: wifi: avoid kernel-infoleak from struct iw_point struct iw_point has a 32bit hole on 64bit arches. struct iw_point { void __user *pointer; /* Pointer to the data (in user space) */ __u16 length; /* number of fields or size in bytes */ __u16 flags; /* Optional params */ }; Make sure to zero the structure to avoid disclosing 32bits of kernel data to user space.

CVE Details

CVSS v3.1 Score3.3

SeverityLOW

CVSS VectorCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N

Attack VectorLOCAL

ComplexityLOW

Privileges RequiredLOW

User InteractionNONE

Published1/23/2026

Last Modified2/26/2026

Sourcenvd

Honeypot Sightings0

Affected Products

linux:linux_kernel

References

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/024f71a57d563fbe162e528c8bf2d27e9cac7c7b(416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67)

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/21cbf883d073abbfe09e3924466aa5e0449e7261(416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67)

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/442ceac0393185e9982323f6682a52a53e8462b1(416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67)

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a3827e310b5a73535646ef4a552d53b3c8bf74f6(416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67)

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d21ec867d84c9f3a9845d7d8c90c9ce35dbe48f8(416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67)

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d943b5f592767b107ba8c12a902f17431350378c(416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67)

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e3c35177103ead4658b8a62f41e3080d45885464(416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67)

IOC Correlations

No correlations recorded

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