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CVE-2026-64037

Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: wifi: iwlwifi: mld: fix TSO segmentation explosion when AMSDU is disabled When the TLC notification disables AMSDU for a TID, the MLD driver sets max_tid_amsdu_len to the sentinel value 1. The TSO segmentation path in iwl_mld_tx_tso_segment() checks for zero but not for this sentinel, allowing it to reach the num_subframes calculation: num_subframes = (max_tid_amsdu_len + pad) / (subf_len + pad) = (1 + 2) / (1534 + 2) = 0 This zero propagates to iwl_tx_tso_segment() which sets: gso_size = num_subframes * mss = 0 Calling skb_gso_segment() with gso_size=0 creates over 32000 tiny segments from a single GSO skb. This floods the TX ring with ~1024 micro-frames (the rest are purged), creating a massive burst of TX completion events that can lead to memory corruption and a subsequent use-after-free in TCP's retransmit queue (refcount underflow in tcp_shifted_skb, NULL deref in tcp_rack_detect_loss). The MVM driver is immune because it checks mvmsta->amsdu_enabled before reaching the num_subframes calculation. The MLD driver has no equivalent bitmap check and relies solely on max_tid_amsdu_len, which does not catch the sentinel value. Fix this by detecting the sentinel value (max_tid_amsdu_len == 1) at the existing check and falling back to non-AMSDU TSO segmentation. Also add a WARN_ON_ONCE guard after the num_subframes division as defense-in-depth to catch any future code paths that produce zero through a different mechanism.

Metadata

CVE ID
CVE-2026-64037
State
PUBLISHED
Assigner
Linux
Reserved
2026-07-19 07:54 UTC
Published
2026-07-19 15:39 UTC
Last updated
2026-07-19 15:39 UTC
Vendor / Product
Linux / Linux
Sources
cve.org  ·  NVD

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Affected products (2)
VendorProductPlatformVersions
Linux Linux d1e879ec600f9b3bdd253167533959facfefb17b < 9e360e610a73f62432e986775023d5382773f045, d1e879ec600f9b3bdd253167533959facfefb17b < cbe1c8245e4469d1aa6e12e5d913611376d23788, d1e879ec600f9b3bdd253167533959facfefb17b < 92cee08dc4f00e77fd1317e4343c5d458b0abab7
Linux Linux 6.15, 0 < 6.15, 6.18.34 ≤ 6.18.*, 7.0.11 ≤ 7.0.* …
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