What is CVE-2026-93281?

CVE-2026-93281 is a unscored severity Linux kernel vulnerability, affecting Linux kernel versions from 6.1 onward and patched in 6.1.188, 6.6.157, 6.12.110 and others. CVE-2026-93281 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2026-93281?

CVE-2026-93281 has a CVSS score of pending NVD analysis out of 10, rated awaiting scoring severity.

Is there a patch available for CVE-2026-93281?

Yes, CVE-2026-93281 has been patched. Fixed versions include 6.1.188, 6.6.157, 6.12.110 and others. If you are running Linux kernel 6.1 or later up to the fix versions, apply the relevant patch for your kernel branch.

Is CVE-2026-93281 actively exploited?

CVE-2026-93281 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

CVE-2026-93281

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: wifi: rtw89: fix HE extended capability length check rtw89_mac_check_he_obss_narrow_bw_ru_iter() reads extended capability byte 10, but rejects only datalen values below 10. Byte 10 requires at least 11 bytes. Require datalen >= 11 before reading data[10].

Package Linux Kernel

Published 2026-09-24

Last modified 2026-09-24

Patch available

Yes

Affected versions

Linux kernel versions 6.1 and later are affected. Fixed in 6.1.188, 6.6.157, 6.12.110, 6.18.52, 7.2.6, 7.3-rc1 and their respective stable series.

Affected from

≥ 6.1

Fixed in

✓ 6.1.188 6.1.x ✓ 6.6.157 6.6.x ✓ 6.12.110 6.12.x ✓ 6.18.52 6.18.x ✓ 7.2.6 7.2.x ✓ 7.3-rc1

References

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Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-93281?

CVE-2026-93281 is a unscored severity Linux kernel vulnerability . It affects Linux kernel versions from 6.1 onward and has been patched in 6.1.188, 6.6.157, 6.12.110 and others. CVE-2026-93281 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
Is there a patch available for CVE-2026-93281?

Yes. CVE-2026-93281 has been patched. Fixed versions include 6.1.188, 6.6.157, 6.12.110 and others. If you are running Linux kernel 6.1 or later up to the fix versions, apply the relevant patch for your kernel branch.
Is CVE-2026-93281 actively exploited?

No. CVE-2026-93281 has not been confirmed as actively exploited. It is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.