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CVE-2026-43172 Detail

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.


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URL Source(s) Tag(s)
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1d49a42717bdc8de77eabeb5b7d3e88d141ffea9 kernel.org
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2b4b1510aaaf5b9fb57327ecffc20c055f61f205 kernel.org
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/58192b9ce09b0f0f86e2036683bd542130b91a98 kernel.org

Weakness Enumeration

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Change History

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Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2026-43172
NVD Published Date:
05/06/2026
NVD Last Modified:
05/08/2026
Source:
kernel.org