CVE-2026-64155: wifi: ath11k: fix error path leaks in some WMI WOW calls
Noroxi assessment
Priority: Monitor (action score 22/100)
- The sources we track (CISA KEV, Exploit-DB, Metasploit, Nuclei, GitHub) show no public exploit code or exploitation in the wild.
- Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days: 0.12% (FIRST EPSS).
- Someone with local access to the system can trigger it. A low-privileged account is enough. No user action is required. No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.
- Fixed version: Linux Linux 008955b1348452de25bc19d6e0f0f673d4cb9a3c, 3d675896ea03aca631852a2a7e91e6cb8f664967, 55dda532bbc261aef495e403c8900c5e2ab5fa34.
Low priority for now. Upgrade to Linux Linux 008955b1348452de25bc19d6e0f0f673d4cb9a3c, 3d675896ea03aca631852a2a7e91e6cb8f664967, 55dda532bbc261aef495e403c8900c5e2ab5fa34 or later.
Generated automatically from the record's data: CVSS (NVD and CNA), CISA KEV and SSVC, FIRST EPSS, exploit sources, fixed versions. How we calculate it
Primary sources: NVD · CVE.org · FIRST EPSS
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: wifi: ath11k: fix error path leaks in some WMI WOW calls Fix two instances where we used to directly return the result of ath11k_wmi_cmd_send(...). Because we did not check the return value, we also did not free the skb in the error path.
- Published
- Jul 19, 2026
- Updated
- Aug 17, 2026
- EPSS
- 0.1% · 2th percentile
- CWE
- CWE-401
Report tools
Action score
22
Monitor
Low priority for now.
- CVSS
- 22 / 40 · 5.5 / 10
- CISA KEV
- 0 / 30 · Not listed
- EPSS
- 0 / 30 · 0.1%
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| Vendor | Product | CPE |
|---|---|---|
| linux | linux kernel | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel |
Affected versions
NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.
- linux linux kernel5.11 and later · before 5.15.209
- linux linux kernel5.16 and later · before 6.1.175
- linux linux kernel6.2 and later · before 6.6.142
- linux linux kernel6.7 and later · before 6.12.92
- linux linux kernel6.13 and later · before 6.18.34
- linux linux kernel6.19 and later · before 7.0.11
- linux linux kernel7.1
Versions reported by the vendor
Affected version ranges reported by the assigning authority (Linux). Independent of NVD's CPE analysis and usually ahead of it.
Linux Linux
- 5.11affected
- 79802b13a492d0fdeb922e98628e5ff1a8b74026 and later · before d6c7b8d0dc22c0a8743435db8f42d98524b70df3affected · git
- 79802b13a492d0fdeb922e98628e5ff1a8b74026 and later · before cd43d587dd333517c806cd24696e6e1a26b9951eaffected · git
- 79802b13a492d0fdeb922e98628e5ff1a8b74026 and later · before 3d675896ea03aca631852a2a7e91e6cb8f664967affected · git
- 79802b13a492d0fdeb922e98628e5ff1a8b74026 and later · before 008955b1348452de25bc19d6e0f0f673d4cb9a3caffected · git
- 79802b13a492d0fdeb922e98628e5ff1a8b74026 and later · before acde4692afcdaea6de3e2996ddfaeaa7ae6b0130affected · git
- 79802b13a492d0fdeb922e98628e5ff1a8b74026 and later · before d618d322b95c80d5ad7091f35a7193e4050dcc27affected · git
- 79802b13a492d0fdeb922e98628e5ff1a8b74026 and later · before 55dda532bbc261aef495e403c8900c5e2ab5fa34affected · git
- before 5.11not affected · semver
- 5.15.209 and later · up to and including 5.15.*not affected · semver
Package-level exposure
OSV and GitHub Advisory data: ecosystem, package and range. SBOM matching uses this table.
| Ecosystem | Package | Affected range | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian:12 | linux | before 6.1.176-1 | 6.1.176-1 |
| Debian:13 | linux | before 6.12.94-1 | 6.12.94-1 |
| Debian:14 | linux | before 7.0.12-1 | 7.0.12-1 |
Same product
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- CVE-2022-0847A flaw was found in the way the "flags" member of the new pipe buffer structure was lacking proper initialization in copy_page_to_iter_pipe KEV89Now
- CVE-2021-22555Heap Out-Of-Bounds Write in Netfilter IP6T_SO_SET_REPLACEKEV85Now
Published before and after this one in the same product
- ← EarlierCVE-2026-64152Jul 19, 2026 · iommu: Handle unmap error when iommu_debug is enabled31Monitor
- ← EarlierCVE-2026-64153Jul 19, 2026 · drm/msm: Fix iommu_map_sgtable() return value check and avoid WARN35Monitor
- Later →CVE-2026-64156Jul 19, 2026 · netfs, afs: Fix write skipping in dir/link writepages22Monitor
Remediation
Which version to upgrade to
Fix versions compiled from the vendor, package registries and Microsoft. Verify the vendor's note before upgrading.
| Product / package | Fixed version | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Linux Linux | 008955b1348452de25bc19d6e0f0f673d4cb9a3c | Vendor (CNA) |
| Linux Linux | 3d675896ea03aca631852a2a7e91e6cb8f664967 | Vendor (CNA) |
| Linux Linux | 55dda532bbc261aef495e403c8900c5e2ab5fa34 | Vendor (CNA) |
| Linux Linux | acde4692afcdaea6de3e2996ddfaeaa7ae6b0130 | Vendor (CNA) |
| Linux Linux | cd43d587dd333517c806cd24696e6e1a26b9951e | Vendor (CNA) |
| Linux Linux | d618d322b95c80d5ad7091f35a7193e4050dcc27 | Vendor (CNA) |
| Linux Linux | d6c7b8d0dc22c0a8743435db8f42d98524b70df3 | Vendor (CNA) |
| debian:linux | 6.1.176-1 · Debian:12 | Package registry (OSV) |
Exploit status
No known public exploit
No public exploit has been observed yet. That doesn't mean you're safe, only that the bar is a little higher.
Research context
For pentesters and researchers: attack profile, score disagreement, timeline, patch commits, credits, variant and chain candidates, bug bounty scope. All derived from existing data; no exploit code.
Timeline
From publication to today: proof of concept, Metasploit module, CISA KEV and fix record. Dates are as reported by the sources.
No dated events beyond publication.
FIRST EPSS daily score; only changes of 0.01 or more are recorded (step chart).
Patch and commit links
Commit, PR and diff links among the references. A starting point for patch-diffing and variant hunting; fixes, not exploits.
No commit or PR link among the references.
Credits
All researchersFinders, reporters and analysts named in the CNA record. Click a name for that researcher’s other records.
No credits in the CNA record.
Variant candidates
Same product, same weakness class, within 18 months. If the patch missed the root cause, the sibling bug is here.
No nightly-computed relations.
Chain candidates
An authentication bypass and a privilege-requiring bug in the same product, published close together: combined they may become an unauthenticated path.
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Bug bounty scope
No known public program.
Source: bounty-targets-data (public HackerOne, Bugcrowd, Intigriti, YesWeHack listings).
Technical details
Attack conditions
- Someone with local access to the system can trigger it.
- A low-privileged account is enough.
- No user action is required.
- No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.
If successful
- Confidentiality
- none
- Integrity
- none
- Availability
- high · the service can be disrupted
- Attack vector
- Local
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality impact
- None
- Integrity impact
- None
- Availability impact
- High
Weakness class (CWE)
CWE-401 · Missing Release of Memory after Effective LifetimeCVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
nvd-primary
Attack context
MITRE CAPEC attack patterns and ATT&CK techniques for this weakness class (CWE). A starting point for detection rules and threat hunting.
MITRE has no CAPEC/ATT&CK mapping for this CWE.
Change log
- Fix✗ → ✓
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References
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- git.kernel.org/stable/c/3d675896ea03aca631852a2a7e91e6cb8f664967
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/55dda532bbc261aef495e403c8900c5e2ab5fa34
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/acde4692afcdaea6de3e2996ddfaeaa7ae6b0130
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/cd43d587dd333517c806cd24696e6e1a26b9951e
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/d618d322b95c80d5ad7091f35a7193e4050dcc27
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/d6c7b8d0dc22c0a8743435db8f42d98524b70df3
Vendor advisories and official records. Exploit/PoC links are deliberately left out.