In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
wifi: wilc1000: fix u8 overflow in SSID scan buffer size calculation
The variable valuesize is declared as u8 but accumulates the total length of all SSIDs to scan. Each SSID contributes up to 33 bytes (IEEE80211_MAX_SSID_LEN + 1), and with WILC_MAX_NUM_PROBED_SSID (10) SSIDs the total can reach 330, which wraps around to 74 when stored in a u8.
This causes kmalloc to allocate only 75 bytes while the subsequent memcpy writes up to 331 bytes into the buffer, resulting in a 256-byte heap buffer overflow.
Widen valuesize from u8 to u32 to accommodate the full range.
CVSS Details
- CVSS 3.1 Base Score: 7.8
- CVSS 3.1 Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H)
Covered by Rapid7
| Product | Vendor Advisory | Solution File | Added | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | — | Upgrade linuxUpgrade linux-6.1 | May 3, 2026 | May 3, 2026 |
| Ubuntu | — | Upgrade linux-image-gcp-lts-22.04Upgrade linux-image-gcp-64k-lts-24.04Upgrade linux-image-lowlatency-64k-6.8Upgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1059-nvidia-lowlatencyUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1030-nvidia-tegra-rtUpgrade linux-image-xilinx-zynqmpUpgrade linux-image-nvidia-tegra-6.8Upgrade linux-image-nvidia-lowlatency-64kUpgrade linux-image-gkeop-6.8Upgrade linux-image-gke-5.15Upgrade linux-image-generic-64k-hwe-20.04Upgrade linux-image-generic-64k-6.8Upgrade linux-image-6.8.0-136-fipsUpgrade linux-image-nvidia-tegra-5.15Upgrade linux-image-nvidiaUpgrade linux-image-oem-22.04aUpgrade linux-image-intel-iotg-5.15Upgrade linux-image-azure-fde-lts-24.04Upgrade linux-image-azure-fde-5.15Upgrade linux-image-awsUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-136-lowlatencyUpgrade linux-image-5.15.0-1107-nvidia-lowlatencyUpgrade linux-image-5.15.0-1112-gcpUpgrade linux-image-nvidia-6.8Upgrade linux-image-ibmUpgrade linux-image-generic-lpae-5.15Upgrade linux-image-generic-lpaeUpgrade linux-image-gcp-5.15Upgrade 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linux-image-gcp-lts-24.04Upgrade linux-image-gcp-fipsUpgrade linux-image-oem-20.04dUpgrade linux-image-nvidia-lowlatency-64k-6.8Upgrade linux-image-kvmUpgrade linux-image-intel-iot-realtime-5.15Upgrade linux-image-ibm-lts-24.04Upgrade linux-image-generic-64kUpgrade linux-image-gcp-fips-6.8Upgrade linux-image-aws-64k-lts-22.04Upgrade linux-image-5.15.0-184-lowlatencyUpgrade linux-image-5.15.0-1106-raspiUpgrade linux-image-oem-22.04cUpgrade linux-image-nvidia-tegra-rt-6.8Upgrade linux-image-nvidia-tegra-rt-5.15Upgrade linux-image-lowlatency-64k-hwe-22.04Upgrade linux-image-kvm-5.15Upgrade linux-image-generic-hwe-22.04Upgrade linux-image-gcp-64k-6.8Upgrade linux-image-azure-6.8Upgrade linux-image-azureUpgrade linux-image-5.15.0-1112-awsUpgrade linux-image-virtual-5.15Upgrade linux-image-xilinxUpgrade linux-image-5.15.0-1117-azure-fipsUpgrade linux-image-5.15.0-1064-nvidia-tegraUpgrade linux-image-realtime-6.8.1Upgrade linux-image-gke-6.8Upgrade linux-image-xilinx-6.8Upgrade linux-image-virtual-hwe-22.04Upgrade linux-image-raspi-6.8Upgrade linux-image-nvidia-tegra-igx-5.15Upgrade linux-image-intel-iotgUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1063-azure-fipsUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1063-azureUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1059-nvidiaUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1058-oracleUpgrade linux-image-oracle-64kUpgrade linux-image-oracle-5.15Upgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1030-nvidia-tegraUpgrade linux-image-raspiUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1062-azure-fdeUpgrade linux-image-5.15.0-1104-intel-iot-realtimeUpgrade linux-image-5.15.0-1064-nvidia-tegra-rtUpgrade linux-image-5.15.0-1053-nvidia-tegra-igx-rtUpgrade linux-image-raspi-5.15Upgrade linux-image-oem-22.04bUpgrade linux-image-oem-20.04Upgrade linux-image-azure-fde-lts-22.04Upgrade linux-image-6.8.0-136-generic-64kUpgrade linux-image-aws-fips-6.8Upgrade linux-image-5.15.0-1053-nvidia-tegra-igxUpgrade linux-image-gcpUpgrade linux-image-5.15.0-186-generic-lpaeUpgrade linux-image-realtime-5.15Upgrade linux-image-nvidia-tegraUpgrade linux-image-nvidia-64kUpgrade linux-image-nvidia-5.15Upgrade linux-image-azure-fipsUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-136-genericUpgrade linux-image-intel-iot-realtimeUpgrade linux-image-ibm-6.8Upgrade linux-image-generic-6.8Upgrade linux-image-aws-6.8Upgrade linux-image-5.15.0-1109-oracleUpgrade linux-image-fips-5.15Upgrade linux-image-realtime-hwe-22.04Upgrade linux-image-intelUpgrade linux-image-gkeopUpgrade linux-image-oem-22.04dUpgrade linux-image-laptop-23.10Upgrade linux-image-fips-6.8Upgrade linux-image-azure-lts-22.04Upgrade linux-image-azure-fips-6.8Upgrade linux-image-aws-lts-24.04Upgrade linux-image-5.15.0-186-genericUpgrade linux-image-5.15.0-1108-gkeUpgrade linux-image-virtual-6.8Upgrade linux-image-5.15.0-186-generic-64kUpgrade linux-image-aws-64k-6.8Upgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1061-aws-fipsUpgrade linux-image-5.15.0-1112-aws-64kUpgrade linux-image-virtual-hwe-20.04Upgrade linux-image-raspi-realtimeUpgrade linux-image-oem-20.04cUpgrade linux-image-generic-lpae-hwe-20.04Upgrade linux-image-5.15.0-186-fipsUpgrade linux-image-oracle-lts-22.04Upgrade linux-image-nvidia-hwe-22.04Upgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1061-ibmUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1061-aws-64kUpgrade linux-image-gkeUpgrade linux-image-generic-hwe-20.04Upgrade linux-image-gcp-64kUpgrade linux-image-azure-5.15Upgrade linux-image-aws-64kUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1064-gcpUpgrade linux-image-oracle-64k-lts-24.04Upgrade linux-image-oracle-6.8Upgrade linux-image-gkeop-5.15Upgrade linux-image-gke-64k-6.8 | May 25, 2026 | May 1, 2026 |
| Vmware Photon_os | — | Use 'tdnf update' to upgrade all packages to the latest version. | May 27, 2026 | May 1, 2026 |
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