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CVE-2026-43172— wifi: iwlwifi: fix 22000 series SMEM parsing

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Affected
Linux Linux
Exploitation
No confirmed in-the-wild exploitation; assess based on exposure
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Linux kernel是美国Linux基金会的开源操作系统Linux所使用的内核。 Linux kernel存在安全漏洞，该漏洞源于在iwlwifi的22000系列SMEM解析中数组越界访问。

CVSS 8.8 · High EPSS 0.38% · P30

Possible ATT&CK Techniques 1 AI

T1211 · Exploitation for Stealth

Affected Version Matrix 8

VendorProduct Version RangeStatus
Linux Linux ebfa7f8ae155c9a0bb2e4038d6b5d8b14881c424< 1d49a42717bdc8de77eabeb5b7d3e88d141ffea9 affected
ebfa7f8ae155c9a0bb2e4038d6b5d8b14881c424< 2b4b1510aaaf5b9fb57327ecffc20c055f61f205 affected
ebfa7f8ae155c9a0bb2e4038d6b5d8b14881c424< 58192b9ce09b0f0f86e2036683bd542130b91a98 affected
5.8 affected
< 5.8 unaffected
6.18.16≤ 6.18.* unaffected
6.19.6≤ 6.19.* unaffected
7.0≤ * unaffected
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I. Basic Information for CVE-2026-43172

Vulnerability Information
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Vulnerability Title
wifi: iwlwifi: fix 22000 series SMEM parsing
Source: CVE Program / CVE List V5
Vulnerability Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: wifi: iwlwifi: fix 22000 series SMEM parsing If the firmware were to report three LMACs (which doesn't exist in hardware) then using "fwrt->smem_cfg.lmac[2]" is an overrun of the array. Reject such and use IWL_FW_CHECK instead of WARN_ON in this function.
Source: CVE Program / CVE List V5
CVSS Information
CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Source: CVE Program / CVE List V5
Vulnerability Type
N/A
Source: CVE Program / CVE List V5
Vulnerability Title
Linux kernel 安全漏洞
Source: CNNVD (China National Vulnerability Database)
Vulnerability Description
Linux kernel是美国Linux基金会的开源操作系统Linux所使用的内核。 Linux kernel存在安全漏洞，该漏洞源于在iwlwifi的22000系列SMEM解析中数组越界访问。
Source: CNNVD (China National Vulnerability Database)
CVSS Information
N/A
Source: CNNVD (China National Vulnerability Database)
Vulnerability Type
N/A
Source: CNNVD (China National Vulnerability Database)

Affected Products

Vendor Product Affected Versions CPE Subscribe
Linux Linux ebfa7f8ae155c9a0bb2e4038d6b5d8b14881c424 ~ 1d49a42717bdc8de77eabeb5b7d3e88d141ffea9 -
Linux Linux 5.8 -

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Patches & Fixes for CVE-2026-43172 (3)

Same Patch Batch · Linux · 2026-05-06 · 224 CVEs total

CVE-2026-43208 9.8 CRITICAL net: do not pass flow_id to set_rps_cpu()
CVE-2026-43198 9.8 CRITICAL tcp: fix potential race in tcp_v6_syn_recv_sock()
CVE-2026-43125 9.8 CRITICAL dlm: validate length in dlm_search_rsb_tree
CVE-2026-43186 9.8 CRITICAL ipv6: ioam: fix heap buffer overflow in __ioam6_fill_trace_data()
CVE-2026-43185 9.8 CRITICAL ksmbd: fix signededness bug in smb_direct_prepare_negotiation()
CVE-2026-43114 9.4 CRITICAL netfilter: nft_set_pipapo_avx2: don't return non-matching entry on expiry
CVE-2026-43197 9.1 CRITICAL netconsole: avoid OOB reads, msg is not nul-terminated
CVE-2026-43117 9.1 CRITICAL btrfs: tracepoints: get correct superblock from dentry in event btrfs_sync_file()
CVE-2026-43083 9.1 CRITICAL net: ioam6: fix OOB and missing lock
CVE-2026-43187 8.8 HIGH xfs: delete attr leaf freemap entries when empty
CVE-2026-43110 8.8 HIGH wifi: brcmfmac: validate bsscfg indices in IF events
CVE-2026-43239 8.8 HIGH smb: client: prevent races in ->query_interfaces()
CVE-2026-43158 8.8 HIGH xfs: fix freemap adjustments when adding xattrs to leaf blocks
CVE-2026-43232 8.8 HIGH net: wan: farsync: Fix use-after-free bugs caused by unfinished tasklets
CVE-2026-43283 8.8 HIGH net: ethernet: ec_bhf: Fix dma_free_coherent() dma handle
CVE-2026-43176 8.8 HIGH wifi: rtw89: pci: validate release report content before using for RTL8922DE
CVE-2026-43113 8.8 HIGH wifi: wl1251: validate packet IDs before indexing tx_frames
CVE-2026-43215 8.8 HIGH cifs: Fix locking usage for tcon fields
CVE-2026-43112 8.8 HIGH fs/smb/client: fix out-of-bounds read in cifs_sanitize_prepath
CVE-2026-43249 8.8 HIGH 9p/xen: protect xen_9pfs_front_free against concurrent calls

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