CVE-2026-43172

medium Red Hat
CVSS v3 Base Score
7.0
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack Characteristics
Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
High
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Published: May 6, 2026 (8 days ago)
Last Modified: May 6, 2026
Vendor: Red Hat
Source: REDHAT

Description

A flaw was found in the Linux kernel's `iwlwifi` driver. This vulnerability occurs during SMEM parsing if the firmware reports an invalid number of Logical Media Access Controllers (LMACs), which can lead to an array overrun. This issue could potentially result in system instability or a denial of service (DoS).

CWE

CWE-1285

Affected Products

Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9

References

🔗 bugzilla.redhat.com 🔗 www.cve.org 🔗 nvd.nist.gov 🔗 lore.kernel.org