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DEBIAN-CVE-2026-22978
No affected components available
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.
The vulnerability requires local access to the device to be exploited. It is easy for an attacker to exploit this vulnerability. An attacker needs basic access or low-level privileges. No user interaction is needed for the attacker to exploit this vulnerability. The impact is confined to the system where the vulnerability exists. There is a low impact on the confidentiality of the information.
Limited exploitation activity has been observed. Close monitoring and planned remediation are recommended.
Probability that this vulnerability will be exploited in the wild within the next 30 days.
We did not find any exploit available. Neither in GitHub repositories nor in the Exploit-Database.
- CVE-2026-22978Upstream
- EUVD-2026-4312Upstream
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