Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: wifi: iwlwifi: fix 22000 series SMEM parsing If the firmware were to report three LMACs (which doesn't exist in hardware) then using "fwrt->smem_cfg.lmac[2]" is an overrun of the array. Reject such and use IWL_FW_CHECK instead of WARN_ON in this function.

INFO

Published Date :

2026-05-06T11:27:47.358Z

Last Modified :

2026-05-08T12:40:57.330Z

Source :

Linux
AFFECTED PRODUCTS

The following products are affected by CVE-2026-43172 vulnerability.

Vendors Products
Linux
  • Linux Kernel
REFERENCES

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information to CVE-2026-43172.

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https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1d49a42717bdc8de77eabeb5b7d3e88d141ffea9 cve-icon cve-icon
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2b4b1510aaaf5b9fb57327ecffc20c055f61f205 cve-icon cve-icon
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/58192b9ce09b0f0f86e2036683bd542130b91a98 cve-icon cve-icon
https://lore.kernel.org/linux-cve-announce/2026050635-CVE-2026-43172-6ed1@gregkh/T cve-icon
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-43172 cve-icon
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-43172 cve-icon
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