# CVE-2026-98828: wifi: ath9k: reject short WMI command responses

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 6.12.113, 6.18.56, 7.2.10
- Published: 2026-10-18 · Updated: 2026-10-19

## Affected

- Linux: from fb9987d0f748c983bb795a86f47522313f701a08, fixed in 03ef61d05aa26022327f971b790f07e6bf6e35d6; from fb9987d0f748c983bb795a86f47522313f701a08, fixed in e0c21130c1c7791ba73b19a3a9ea767c8cd43745; from fb9987d0f748c983bb795a86f47522313f701a08, fixed in a3b0137c855a61371d9cf9993b8bcc33c9798202; from fb9987d0f748c983bb795a86f47522313f701a08, fixed in 93ce8ea70451e800601bc9444aa33043de15d67b
- Linux: 2.6.35
- Kernel (Linux): from 2.6.35, fixed in 6.12.113; from 6.13.0, fixed in 6.18.56; from 6.19.0, fixed in 7.2.10

## Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: wifi: ath9k: reject short WMI command responses ath9k_wmi_rsp_callback() removes the validated WMI header and copies the number of bytes expected by the waiting command into its response buffer. A device response shorter than that expectation can therefore be read beyond the skb payload. Record -EMSGSIZE for a short response, complete the waiter, and return the stored status from the command path. This also prevents callers from consuming stale response bytes as a successful reply.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Linux kernel, upgrade to a fixed version (6.12.113, 6.18.56, 7.2.10) 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/03ef61d05aa26022327f971b790f07e6bf6e35d6
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e0c21130c1c7791ba73b19a3a9ea767c8cd43745
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a3b0137c855a61371d9cf9993b8bcc33c9798202
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/93ce8ea70451e800601bc9444aa33043de15d67b

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