Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: wifi: avoid kernel-infoleak from struct iw_point struct iw_point has a 32bit hole on 64bit arches. struct iw_point { void __user *pointer; /* Pointer to the data (in user space) */ __u16 length; /* number of fields or size in bytes */ __u16 flags; /* Optional params */ }; Make sure to zero the structure to avoid disclosing 32bits of kernel data to user space.

INFO

Published Date :

2026-01-23T15:24:00.482Z

Last Modified :

2026-02-09T08:36:28.236Z

Source :

Linux
AFFECTED PRODUCTS

The following products are affected by CVE-2026-22978 vulnerability.

Vendors Products
Linux
  • Linux Kernel
REFERENCES

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information to CVE-2026-22978.

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https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/024f71a57d563fbe162e528c8bf2d27e9cac7c7b cve-icon cve-icon
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/21cbf883d073abbfe09e3924466aa5e0449e7261 cve-icon cve-icon
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/442ceac0393185e9982323f6682a52a53e8462b1 cve-icon cve-icon
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a3827e310b5a73535646ef4a552d53b3c8bf74f6 cve-icon cve-icon
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d21ec867d84c9f3a9845d7d8c90c9ce35dbe48f8 cve-icon cve-icon
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d943b5f592767b107ba8c12a902f17431350378c cve-icon cve-icon
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e3c35177103ead4658b8a62f41e3080d45885464 cve-icon cve-icon
https://lore.kernel.org/linux-cve-announce/2026012347-CVE-2026-22978-4e34@gregkh/T cve-icon
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-22978 cve-icon
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-22978 cve-icon
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