CVE-2026-72003
wifi: brcmfmac: cyw: fix heap overflow on a short auth frame
- State
- Published
- Severity
- 8.8 High
- Published
- Aug 15, 2026
- Updated
- Oct 19, 2026
- Reserved
- Aug 9, 2026
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
wifi: brcmfmac: cyw: fix heap overflow on a short auth frame
brcmf_notify_auth_frame_rx() takes the frame length from the firmware event and copies the frame body with the management header offset subtracted:
u32 mgmt_frame_len = e->datalen - sizeof(struct brcmf_rx_mgmt_data); ... memcpy(&mgmt_frame->u, frame, mgmt_frame_len - offsetof(struct ieee80211_mgmt, u));
The only length check is e->datalen >= sizeof(*rxframe), so mgmt_frame_len can be anything from 0 up. offsetof(struct ieee80211_mgmt, u) is 24. When mgmt_frame_len is below that, the subtraction wraps as an unsigned value to a huge length. The memcpy then runs far past the kzalloc'd buffer. A malicious or malfunctioning AP can make the frame short during the external SAE auth exchange, so this is a remotely triggered heap overflow.
Reject frames shorter than the management header offset before the copy.
Scores
| CVSS | Score | Vector | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3.1 | 8.8 High | CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H | Linux |
Weaknesses
- CWE-191 Integer Underflow (Wrap or Wraparound)
Affected Products
| Product | Versions |
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LinuxLinux |
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LinuxLinux |
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References
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