CVE-2026-100078
MEDIUM 5.5In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: wifi: iwlwifi: mei: pass correct argument to function The first argument to iwl_mei_write_cyclic_buf() should be the cldev but the q_head pointer is passed instead. Fix it.
No known exploitation, public exploit, or elevated probability at this time. Track for changes.
Exploitation likelihood
0.1%chance of exploitation in 30 days · 2nd percentile
Impact if exploited
5.5CVSS 3.1 · MEDIUM
- ConfidentialityNone
- IntegrityNone
- AvailabilityHigh
What an attacker needs
- ⚠Access: Requires local access to the host
- ⚠Privileges: Requires a low-privilege account
- ✓User interaction: No user interaction needed
- ✓Complexity: No special conditions — reliably repeatable
✓ lowers the bar for an attacker · ⚠ raises it
Proof of concept
No public PoC is currently catalogued.
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Weakness (CWE)
Not classified.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
References and research data (JSON)
Known Affected Software Configurations
| Vendor | Product | Version range |
|---|---|---|
| Linux | Linux Kernel | ≥ 5.17 and < 6.1.188 |
| Linux | Linux Kernel | ≥ 6.2 and < 6.6.157 |
| Linux | Linux Kernel | ≥ 6.7 and < 6.12.110 |
| Linux | Linux Kernel | ≥ 6.13 and < 6.18.52 |
| Linux | Linux Kernel | ≥ 6.19 and < 7.2.6 |
References
Patches & mitigations
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/034445e19f12bb8771c58e2ecf1fbd6eac9b5fac CVE record · Linux · Updated 2026-10-19T08:43:10.437Z
NVD · CVE-2026-100078 · Updated 2026-10-19T09:17:06.590 - https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f22ad9d1077c83718d9e6c84b71726287c1d1ad3 CVE record · Linux · Updated 2026-10-19T08:43:10.437Z
NVD · CVE-2026-100078 · Updated 2026-10-19T09:17:06.590 - https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ee91ae7f5815345612d8c0afd5d7efed361bcdb5 CVE record · Linux · Updated 2026-10-19T08:43:10.437Z
NVD · CVE-2026-100078 · Updated 2026-10-19T09:17:06.590 - https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6b7d5abf3e374ca3af31ceb6b9b2efc7a48afde3 CVE record · Linux · Updated 2026-10-19T08:43:10.437Z
NVD · CVE-2026-100078 · Updated 2026-10-19T09:17:06.590 - https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/082b353c05b8eaf07e03fc1918c176cd3c216e25 CVE record · Linux · Updated 2026-10-19T08:43:10.437Z
NVD · CVE-2026-100078 · Updated 2026-10-19T09:17:06.590 - https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/905f57aefde4f4092a411c8a55856182fb1c7598 CVE record · Linux · Updated 2026-10-19T08:43:10.437Z
NVD · CVE-2026-100078 · Updated 2026-10-19T09:17:06.590
Advisories
- https://euvd.enisa.europa.eu/vulnerability/EUVD-2026-87058 EUVD · EUVD-2026-87058