In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: wifi: cfg80211: enforce HE/EHT cap/oper consistency Xiang Mei reports that mac80211 could crash if…

Code

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• Repository · git.kernel.org
• Repository · git.kernel.org
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Timeline

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1. Jun 25, 2026 · NIST NVD

   Detected

   In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: wifi: cfg80211: enforce HE/EHT cap/oper consistency Xiang Mei reports that mac80211 could crash if eht_cap is set but eht_oper isn't. Rather than fixing that for the individual user(s), enforce that both HE/EHT have consistent elements.

2. Oct 15, 2026 · NIST NVD

   Updated

   In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: wifi: cfg80211: enforce HE/EHT cap/oper consistency Xiang Mei reports that mac80211 could crash if eht_cap is set but eht_oper isn't. Rather than fixing that for the individual user(s), enforce that both HE/EHT have consistent elements.

Affected

• cpe linux/linux kernelversion unspecified
• cpe linux/linux kernel7.1

Sources

• CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2026-53257

  Official CVE identifier

  cve.org
• FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2026-53257

  30-day exploitation probability 0.1%

  first.org
• NIST NVDVulnerability recordCVE-2026-53257

  In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: wifi: cfg80211: enforce HE/EHT cap/oper consistency Xiang Mei reports that mac80211 could crash if eht_cap is set but eht_oper isn't. Rather than fixing that for the individual user(s), enforce that both HE/EHT

  nvd.nist.gov

References

• Patch · git.kernel.org
• Reference · git.kernel.org
• Patch · git.kernel.org