VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE
CVE-2026-53257
CVSS score5.5 MEDIUM
EPSS probability0.16%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2026-06-25
Last modified2026-10-15
CVSS vectorCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Description
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.
Weakness classification
- nvd@nist.gov: NVD-CWE-noinfo