CVE-2026-22978

LOW

Linux Kernel - Kernel Data Leak via Uninitialized iw_point Structure

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

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.

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