CVE-2026-22978
LOWLinux Kernel - Kernel Data Leak via Uninitialized iw_point Structure
Title source: llmDescription
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.
References (7)
Core 7
Core References
Scores
CVSS v3
3.3
EPSS
0.0002
EPSS Percentile
6.4%
Attack Vector
LOCAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
Details
Status
published
Products (24)
linux/Kernel
2.6.27 - 5.10.248linux
linux/Kernel
5.11.0 - 5.15.198linux
linux/Kernel
5.16.0 - 6.1.161linux
linux/Kernel
6.13.0 - 6.18.6linux
linux/Kernel
6.2.0 - 6.6.121linux
linux/Kernel
6.7.0 - 6.12.66linux
Linux/Linux
< 2.6.27
Linux/Linux
2.6.27
Linux/Linux
5.10.248 - 5.10.*
Linux/Linux
5.15.198 - 5.15.*
... and 14 more
Published
Jan 23, 2026
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026