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CVE-2026-31779 Detail

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: wifi: iwlwifi: mvm: fix potential out-of-bounds read in iwl_mvm_nd_match_info_handler() The memcpy function assumes the dynamic array notif->matches is at least as large as the number of bytes to copy. Otherwise, results->matches may contain unwanted data. To guarantee safety, extend the validation in one of the checks to ensure sufficient packet length. Found by Linux Verification Center (linuxtesting.org) with SVACE.


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URL Source(s) Tag(s)
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/744fabc338e87b95c4d1ff7c95bc8c0f834c6d99 kernel.org
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ca0e9491b98ca4c5b44204b0b3dd8062a3b5fba2 kernel.org
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/dd90880eb5ec5442b37eb2b95688f4a63f4883e3 kernel.org
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e67d8c626ace80b0fa2b48c8ec0a46b508c93442 kernel.org
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f6abac936a0dfd31d6c3e49205ec0ee75a8f887f kernel.org
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ffbed27ba15ef80d1c622eeedbfef03e501ae134 kernel.org

Weakness Enumeration

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Change History

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Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2026-31779
NVD Published Date:
05/01/2026
NVD Last Modified:
05/03/2026
Source:
kernel.org