# CVE-2026-23246: wifi: mac80211: bounds-check link\_id in ieee80211\_ml\_reconfiguration

- Severity: CVSS 8.8 (High), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2026-03-18 · Updated: 2026-08-05

## Affected

- Linux: version range not reported
- Linux: 6.5

## Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: wifi: mac80211: bounds-check link_id in ieee80211_ml_reconfiguration link_id is taken from the ML Reconfiguration element (control & 0x000f), so it can be 0..15. link_removal_timeout[] has IEEE80211_MLD_MAX_NUM_LINKS (15) elements, so index 15 is out-of-bounds. Skip subelements with link_id >= IEEE80211_MLD_MAX_NUM_LINKS to avoid a stack out-of-bounds write.

## What to do

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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/650981e718e68005ca2760a6358134b8a98ebea4
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/bfde158d5d1322c0c2df398a8d1ccce04943be2e
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f35ceec54d48e227fa46f8f97fd100a77b8eab15
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d58d71c2167601762351962b9604808d3be94400
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/162d331d833dc73a3e905a24c44dd33732af1fc5

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