{"cve":"CVE-2026-53257","nvd":{"published":"2026-06-25T09:16:43.713","modified":"2026-10-15T11:17:36.867","status":"Modified","description":"In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nwifi: cfg80211: enforce HE/EHT cap/oper consistency\n\nXiang Mei reports that mac80211 could crash if eht_cap is set\nbut eht_oper isn't. Rather than fixing that for the individual\nuser(s), enforce that both HE/EHT have consistent elements.","cvss_v4":null,"cvss_v3":{"version":"3.1","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H","score":5.5},"cwes":[],"references":["https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0f5e9ddd7e8e7758771a63cdd498a2007dc8da7a","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/afe815a67ec8f2fd03c261fb64f5cde7eb05c17a","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/cb9959ab5f99611d27a06586add84811fe8102dc"],"products":["linux:linux_kernel"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T22:41:17.107060303+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2026-53257","score":0.0016,"percentile":0.05143,"date":"2026-10-26"},"kev":null,"osv":[],"attribution":["This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.","EPSS scores: FIRST Exploit Prediction Scoring System, https://www.first.org/epss","Known exploited vulnerabilities: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","Package advisories: OSV (https://osv.dev), from the GitHub Advisory Database, PyPA, Go, RustSec and other ecosystem databases, under CC-BY 4.0 or CC0","CVE records: the CVE Program's CVE List (https://www.cve.org), under its terms of use (https://www.cve.org/Legal/TermsOfUse). CVE is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation; this product is not affiliated with the CVE Program."]}