CVE-2026-22978

3.3 LOW
Published: January 23, 2026 Modified: February 26, 2026
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Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: wifi: avoid kernel-infoleak from struct iw_point struct iw_point has a 32bit hole on 64bit arches. struct iw_point { void __user *pointer; /* Pointer to the data (in user space) */ __u16 length; /* number of fields or size in bytes */ __u16 flags; /* Optional params */ }; Make sure to zero the structure to avoid disclosing 32bits of kernel data to user space.

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CVSS v3.x Details

0.0 Low Medium High Critical 10.0
Vector String
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/024f71a57d563fbe162e528c8bf2d27e9cac7c7b
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/21cbf883d073abbfe09e3924466aa5e0449e7261
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/442ceac0393185e9982323f6682a52a53e8462b1
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a3827e310b5a73535646ef4a552d53b3c8bf74f6
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d21ec867d84c9f3a9845d7d8c90c9ce35dbe48f8
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d943b5f592767b107ba8c12a902f17431350378c
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e3c35177103ead4658b8a62f41e3080d45885464
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
Patch

7 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
3.3 / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
0.0%
3th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Affected Vendors

linux