<Vulnerability name="CVE-2026-53257">
    <DocumentDistribution xml:lang="en">Copyright © 2012 Red Hat, Inc. All rights reserved.</DocumentDistribution>
    <ThreatSeverity>Moderate</ThreatSeverity>
    <PublicDate>2026-06-25T00:00:00</PublicDate>
    <Bugzilla id="2492754" url="https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2492754" xml:lang="en:us">
kernel: wifi: cfg80211: enforce HE/EHT cap/oper consistency
    </Bugzilla>
    <CVSS3 status="draft">
        <CVSS3BaseScore>5.5</CVSS3BaseScore>
        <CVSS3ScoringVector>CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H</CVSS3ScoringVector>
    </CVSS3>
    <CWE>CWE-390</CWE>
    <Details xml:lang="en:us" source="Mitre">
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

wifi: cfg80211: enforce HE/EHT cap/oper consistency

Xiang Mei reports that mac80211 could crash if eht_cap is set
but eht_oper isn't. Rather than fixing that for the individual
user(s), enforce that both HE/EHT have consistent elements.
    </Details>
    <Details xml:lang="en:us" source="Red Hat">
A flaw was found in the Linux kernel. An issue within the mac80211 Wi-Fi subsystem, specifically related to the enforcement of High Efficiency (HE) and Extremely High Throughput (EHT) capabilities and operations, could lead to a system crash. This vulnerability arises when HE/EHT capabilities are set without corresponding operational elements, potentially allowing a local or adjacent network attacker to trigger a denial of service.
    </Details>
    <PackageState cpe="cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:10">
        <ProductName>Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10</ProductName>
        <FixState>Fix deferred</FixState>
        <PackageName>kernel</PackageName>
    </PackageState>
    <PackageState cpe="cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:6">
        <ProductName>Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6</ProductName>
        <FixState>Out of support scope</FixState>
        <PackageName>kernel</PackageName>
    </PackageState>
    <PackageState cpe="cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:7">
        <ProductName>Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7</ProductName>
        <FixState>Not affected</FixState>
        <PackageName>kernel</PackageName>
    </PackageState>
    <PackageState cpe="cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:7">
        <ProductName>Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7</ProductName>
        <FixState>Not affected</FixState>
        <PackageName>kernel-rt</PackageName>
    </PackageState>
    <PackageState cpe="cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:8">
        <ProductName>Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8</ProductName>
        <FixState>Not affected</FixState>
        <PackageName>kernel</PackageName>
    </PackageState>
    <PackageState cpe="cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:8">
        <ProductName>Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8</ProductName>
        <FixState>Not affected</FixState>
        <PackageName>kernel-rt</PackageName>
    </PackageState>
    <PackageState cpe="cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:9">
        <ProductName>Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9</ProductName>
        <FixState>Fix deferred</FixState>
        <PackageName>kernel</PackageName>
    </PackageState>
    <PackageState cpe="cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:9">
        <ProductName>Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9</ProductName>
        <FixState>Fix deferred</FixState>
        <PackageName>kernel-rt</PackageName>
    </PackageState>
    <References xml:lang="en:us">
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-53257
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-53257
https://lore.kernel.org/linux-cve-announce/2026062515-CVE-2026-53257-5df7@gregkh/T
    </References>
</Vulnerability>