{"id":"CVE-2026-98193","title":"In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nwifi: libipw: reject TKIP frames without a full MIC\n\nlibipw_michael_mic_verify() assumes that an skb contains an eight-byte\nMichael MIC","summary":"In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nwifi: libipw: reject TKIP frames without a full MIC\n\nlibipw_michael_mic_verify() assumes that an skb contains an eight-byte\nMichael MIC. A short TKIP frame makes the un…","severity":"none","vendor":"Linux","product":"Linux","affected":["Linux >= b453872c35cfcbdbf5a794737817f7d4e7b1b579 < 9a7fb67364817710c96785ff86b71a2711ee92cb","Linux >= b453872c35cfcbdbf5a794737817f7d4e7b1b579 < ac7c08626f67844336086cf563f417566b76f0d7","Linux >= b453872c35cfcbdbf5a794737817f7d4e7b1b579 < bb7ae8910cc886885aea95abb7c2e578a2341646","Linux >= b453872c35cfcbdbf5a794737817f7d4e7b1b579 < 06f42accaf3c6aecab1dcc57f68dde6c06c8b380","Linux 2.6.14"],"published":"2026-10-06","updated":"2026-10-06","sourceUpdated":"2026-10-06T09:18:04.670","source":"NVD","sourceUrl":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-98193","references":[{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/06f42accaf3c6aecab1dcc57f68dde6c06c8b380","label":"416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9a7fb67364817710c96785ff86b71a2711ee92cb","label":"416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ac7c08626f67844336086cf563f417566b76f0d7","label":"416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/bb7ae8910cc886885aea95abb7c2e578a2341646","label":"416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67"}],"tags":["nvd","cve.org"],"ingestedAt":"2026-10-06T08:50:17.447Z","slug":"CVE-2026-98193","body":"## Overview\n\nIn the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nwifi: libipw: reject TKIP frames without a full MIC\n\nlibipw_michael_mic_verify() assumes that an skb contains an eight-byte\nMichael MIC. A short TKIP frame makes the unsigned payload length wrap,\ncausing michael_mic() to read past the skb.\n\nCheck that the MIC is present before verifying it, and use the existing\nMICHAEL_MIC_LEN constant for all MIC lengths in the verifier.\n\n## Remediation\n\nRefer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.","depth":"sunlit","depthScore":3,"depthScoreParts":{"impact":2.8,"likelihood":0,"exploitation":0,"ransomware":0},"changes":[]}