CVE-2026-92498
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: wifi: ath6kl: avoid buffer overreads in WMI event handlers The following WMI event handlers currently read from the event buffer without first verifying that the message was large enough to hold the expected event: ath6kl_wmi_scan_complete_rx() ath6kl_wmi_addba_req_event_rx() ath6kl_wmi_delba_req_event_rx() Add length checks to prevent overread.
Affected versions
Linux kernel versions
3.2
and later are affected. Fixed in
5.10.270,
5.15.221,
6.1.188,
6.6.157,
6.12.110,
6.18.52,
7.2.6,
7.3-rc1
and their respective stable series.
References
8 totalFrequently asked questions
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What is CVE-2026-92498?
CVE-2026-92498 is a unscored severity Linux kernel vulnerability . It affects Linux kernel versions from 3.2 onward and has been patched in 5.10.270, 5.15.221, 6.1.188 and others. CVE-2026-92498 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
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Is there a patch available for CVE-2026-92498?
Yes. CVE-2026-92498 has been patched. Fixed versions include 5.10.270, 5.15.221, 6.1.188 and others. If you are running Linux kernel 3.2 or later up to the fix versions, apply the relevant patch for your kernel branch.
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Is CVE-2026-92498 actively exploited?
No. CVE-2026-92498 has not been confirmed as actively exploited. It is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.