6.9

CVE-2026-98193: linux

CVSS: 6.9v4.0MediumReceived
AliasesUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98193DEBIAN-CVE-2026-98193
Published 06-10-2026Last modified 21-10-2026
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2026-98193 is a medium (CVSS 6.9) vulnerability in linux. EPSS estimates a 0.18% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 6.6% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
28/100
0100
Medium · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
6.9/10
010
Medium · v4.0 (OSV · Ubuntu), selected by version preference
EPSS score
0.18%
0%100%
Low · Change unavailable
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Advisory lineage

Upstream 0 · Downstream 1 · Related 1
OPENSUSE-SU-2026:12131-1

Timeline

  1. 06-10-2026
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 21-10-2026
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: wifi: libipw: reject TKIP frames without a full MIC libipw_michael_mic_verify() assumes that an skb contains an eight-byte Michael MIC. A short TKIP frame makes the unsigned payload length wrap, causing michael_mic() to read past the skb. Check that the MIC is present before verifying it, and use the existing MICHAEL_MIC_LEN constant for all MIC lengths in the verifier.

CVSS metrics

1 score · 1 source · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

0.18%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

7%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

Change unavailable

Change unavailable

06-10-202621-10-2026
EPSS score
0.18%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

No weakness data has been published for this record.

Affected systems

Ubuntu169 products
  • linuxAll versions (No fix recorded)
  • linux-allwinner-5.19All versions (No fix recorded)
  • linux-awsAll versions (No fix recorded)
  • linux-aws-5.0All versions (No fix recorded)
  • linux-aws-5.11All versions (No fix recorded)
Debian1 product
  • linuxAll versions (No fix recorded) | < 6.12.113-1 | < 7.2.8-1
Linux1 product
  • linux≥ b453872c35cfcbdbf5a794737817f7d4e7b1b579, < f448b267968d0ee985e5927c868c8f858169ab34 | ≥ b453872c35cfcbdbf5a794737817f7d4e7b1b579, < 9a7fb67364817710c96785ff86b71a2711ee92cb | ≥ b453872c35cfcbdbf5a794737817f7d4e7b1b579, < ac7c08626f67844336086cf563f417566b76f0d7 | ≥ b453872c35cfcbdbf5a794737817f7d4e7b1b579, < bb7ae8910cc886885aea95abb7c2e578a2341646 | ≥ b453872c35cfcbdbf5a794737817f7d4e7b1b579, < 06f42accaf3c6aecab1dcc57f68dde6c06c8b380 | 2.6.14

3 vendors · 171 products

References

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