# CVE-2026-93799: wifi: iwlwifi: mvm: validate sta\_id in BA window status notif

- 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
- Fixed in: 6.6.158, 6.12.111, 6.18.53
- Published: 2026-09-24 · Updated: 2026-10-03

## Affected

- Linux: from 3af512d6aac7eb6420086f124abb4426f5f4b369, fixed in f9938eb95e2ddab4a58d3946a320abcbd60b56a4; from 3af512d6aac7eb6420086f124abb4426f5f4b369, fixed in bb08fbbbd5568d33069485ecb0a1657f115a4e9f; from 3af512d6aac7eb6420086f124abb4426f5f4b369, fixed in e35ae757c6462bfd3437bf58121bb721fe1f790c; from 3af512d6aac7eb6420086f124abb4426f5f4b369, fixed in 6aa77efaea9efea92e3090c35ad348fd759a3cf3
- Linux: 4.6
- Kernel (Linux): from 4.6.0, fixed in 6.6.158; from 6.7.0, fixed in 6.12.111; from 6.13.0, fixed in 6.18.53

## Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: wifi: iwlwifi: mvm: validate sta_id in BA window status notif BA_WINDOW_STATUS_NOTIFICATION_ID extracts a 5-bit sta_id from the firmware notification and uses it to index fw_id_to_mac_id[] without bounds checking. Validate sta_id before array access to prevent out-of-bounds indexing.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Linux kernel, upgrade to a fixed version (6.6.158, 6.12.111, 6.18.53) 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/f9938eb95e2ddab4a58d3946a320abcbd60b56a4
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/bb08fbbbd5568d33069485ecb0a1657f115a4e9f
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e35ae757c6462bfd3437bf58121bb721fe1f790c
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6aa77efaea9efea92e3090c35ad348fd759a3cf3

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