CVE-2026-98193

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: wifi: libipw: reject TKIP frames without a full MIC libipw_michael_mic_verify() assumes that an skb contains an eight-byte Michael MIC. A short TKIP frame makes the unsigned payload length wrap, causing michael_mic() to read past the skb. Check that the MIC is present before verifying it, and use the existing MICHAEL_MIC_LEN constant for all MIC lengths in the verifier.

EPSS

0.2% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days; higher than 6% of CVEs (scores of 2026-10-25)

Published

2026-10-06

Modified

2026-10-21

Record from

the NVD, synced 2026-10-22

References

• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/06f42accaf3c6aecab1dcc57f68dde6c06c8b380
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9a7fb67364817710c96785ff86b71a2711ee92cb
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ac7c08626f67844336086cf563f417566b76f0d7
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/bb7ae8910cc886885aea95abb7c2e578a2341646
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f448b267968d0ee985e5927c868c8f858169ab34

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