# CVE-2025-71100: wifi: rtlwifi: 8192cu: fix tid out of range in rtl92cu\_tx\_fill\_desc()

- Severity: CVSS 7.6 (High), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:H
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 6.12.64, 6.18.4
- Published: 2026-01-13 · Updated: 2026-10-19

## Affected

- Linux: from 8ca4cdef93297c9b9bf08da39bc940bd20acbb94, fixed in 9765d6eb8298b07d499cdf9ef7c237d3540102d6; from 8ca4cdef93297c9b9bf08da39bc940bd20acbb94, fixed in 90a15ff324645aa806d81fa349497cd964861b66; from 8ca4cdef93297c9b9bf08da39bc940bd20acbb94, fixed in dd39edb445f07400e748da967a07d5dca5c5f96e
- Linux: 6.9
- Kernel (Linux): from 6.9.0, fixed in 6.12.64; from 6.13.0, fixed in 6.18.4

## Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: wifi: rtlwifi: 8192cu: fix tid out of range in rtl92cu_tx_fill_desc() TID getting from ieee80211_get_tid() might be out of range of array size of sta_entry->tids[], so check TID is less than MAX_TID_COUNT. Othwerwise, UBSAN warn: UBSAN: array-index-out-of-bounds in drivers/net/wireless/realtek/rtlwifi/rtl8192cu/trx.c:514:30 index 10 is out of range for type 'rtl_tid_data [9]'

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Linux kernel, upgrade to a fixed version (6.12.64, 6.18.4) per the references below.
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## Related

- Browse: [Linux kernel](https://cve.now/tech/linux-kernel.md) · [Latest entries](https://cve.now/latest.md)

## References

- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9765d6eb8298b07d499cdf9ef7c237d3540102d6
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/90a15ff324645aa806d81fa349497cd964861b66
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/dd39edb445f07400e748da967a07d5dca5c5f96e

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