# CVE-2026-98810: wifi: mac80211: fix slab-out-of-bounds read in ieee80211\_monitor\_select\_queue()

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 7.2.10
- Published: 2026-10-18 · Updated: 2026-10-19

## Affected

- Linux: from 9b8a74e3482f9fc077a88c13fa0ceca8feb0b772, fixed in 63e7064b4c1c4b540bf2f0cba47384f92ab95307; from 9b8a74e3482f9fc077a88c13fa0ceca8feb0b772, fixed in 6f63e919fe1e335b8abcb3a28bfd4804a98d875a
- Linux: 2.6.24
- Kernel (Linux): from 2.6.24, fixed in 7.2.10

## Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: wifi: mac80211: fix slab-out-of-bounds read in ieee80211_monitor_select_queue() ieee80211_monitor_select_queue() validates the skb length using skb->len before dereferencing pointers into skb->data to access the 802.11 header. However, skb->len includes data in both the linear head buffer and non-linear fragments/pages. When AF_PACKET sends a packet large enough to become non-linear, the 802.11 header at skb->data + len_rthdr may extend past the linear head buffer even though skb->len appears sufficient. This leads to a slab-out-of-bounds read when accessing hdr->frame_control, as the kernel reads beyond the allocated skb head buffer: BUG: KASAN: slab-out-of-bounds in ieee80211_monitor_select_queue+0x1ed/0x220 syzbot has hit the same issues. Fix this by checking skb_headlen(skb) (which gives the length of the linear data region) instead of skb->len before dereferencing skb->data pointers. This ensures the required bytes are actually present in the linear portion of the skb. Apply the same fix to ieee80211_validate_radiotap_len() which has the same class of bug: it uses skb->len to validate accesses to skb->data, and to the corresponding checks in ieee80211_monitor_start_xmit(): for drivers advertising NETIF_F_SG the skb is not linearized before ndo_start_xmit, so the 802.11 header can be read past the linear buffer there as well.

## What to do

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## Related

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## References

- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/63e7064b4c1c4b540bf2f0cba47384f92ab95307
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6f63e919fe1e335b8abcb3a28bfd4804a98d875a

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