Raw vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:HCVSS and EPSS are reproduced from their sources (NVD, FIRST EPSS). Risk Priority is our own derived reading, not an NVD score.
Summary
CVE-2026-23325 is a high-severity Out-of-bounds Read (CWE-125) vulnerability in Linux Linux Kernel. Its CVSS base score is 7.1 (High).
Operationally, exploitation aligns with the MITRE ATT&CK technique Endpoint Denial of Service (T1499); ranked at the 2th percentile by exploit likelihood (below the median); it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
The strongest mitigations our analysis identified map to SA-11 (Developer Testing and Evaluation) and SA-8 (Security and Privacy Engineering Principles) — see the control section below for these in your framework.
Deeper analysis AI-assisted summary
Synthesised by an AI model from the NVD description and linked references — a reading aid, not an authoritative source.
CVE-2026-23325 is a vulnerability in the Linux kernel's mt76 WiFi driver, specifically affecting the mt7996 chipset implementation. The issue resides in the mt7996_mac_write_txwi_80211 function, where a failure to check the frame length before accessing management fields can lead to an out-of-bounds (OOB) read, corresponding to CWE-125. This flaw has a CVSS v3.1 base score of 7.1 (AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H), indicating high severity due to potential confidentiality and availability impacts.
Local attackers with low privileges can exploit this vulnerability by triggering the affected function with a crafted frame, resulting in an OOB access. Successful exploitation could disclose sensitive kernel memory (high confidentiality impact) and cause a denial of service through system crash or instability (high availability impact), without requiring user interaction or elevated privileges beyond local access.
Mitigation is available through kernel patches referenced in stable repository commits, including checks for frame length prior to accessing management fields in mt7996_mac_write_txwi_80211. Security practitioners should apply these updates from the provided git.kernel.org stable commits to affected Linux kernel versions incorporating the mt76 mt7996 driver.
EU & UK References
- 🇪🇺 ENISA EUVD: EUVD-2026-15278
Vulnerability Data
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: wifi: mt76: mt7996: Fix possible oob access in mt7996_mac_write_txwi_80211() Check frame length before accessing the mgmt fields in mt7996_mac_write_txwi_80211 in order to avoid a possible oob access.
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Mitigating Controls
Mitigating Controls (NIST 800-53 r5) AI
Developer testing and evaluation directly finds out-of-bounds read flaws through static analysis, fuzzing, and dynamic bounds checks.
Secure engineering principles require bounds checking and memory-safe constructs that stop out-of-bounds reads from being introduced.
Process isolation confines the effects of an out-of-bounds read to the compromised process.
Input validation rejects malformed indices or lengths that would otherwise cause reads outside buffer bounds.
Mitigating Controls (NIST CSF 2.0) AI
Derived directly from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry via our AI-authored CWE→CSF cross-walk (authority under review) — links open the control.
Secure-development practices such as bounds checking and memory-safe languages directly prevent out-of-bounds reads.
Vulnerability scanning and recording can discover instances of out-of-bounds reads after code is deployed.
Routine patching replaces vulnerable code containing out-of-bounds read flaws.
Mitigating Controls (ISO/IEC 27001:2022 Annex A) AI
Derived directly from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry via our AI-authored CWE→ISO cross-walk (authority under review) — links open the control.
Security testing in development and acceptance includes fuzzing and static analysis that detect out-of-bounds read defects before release.
Secure coding standards explicitly forbid unsafe pointer arithmetic and mandate bounds-checked reads, eliminating CWE-125.