CVE-2026-97957 Affecting kernel-uek-debug-modules-wireless package, versions <0:6.12.0-207.111.5.1.el9uek


Severity

Recommended
high

Based on Oracle Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.14% (3rd percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ORACLE9-KERNELUEKDEBUGMODULESWIRELESS-20631991
  • published8 Oct 2026
  • disclosed25 Sept 2026

Introduced: 25 Sep 2026

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How to fix?

Upgrade Oracle:9 kernel-uek-debug-modules-wireless to version 0:6.12.0-207.111.5.1.el9uek or higher.
This issue was patched in ELSA-2026-500374.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream kernel-uek-debug-modules-wireless package and not the kernel-uek-debug-modules-wireless package as distributed by Oracle. See How to fix? for Oracle:9 relevant fixed versions and status.

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

net: hinic: fix mailbox segment buffer overflow

check_mbox_seq_id_and_seg_len() validates that seq_id does not exceed SEQ_ID_MAX_VAL (42) and seg_len does not exceed MBOX_SEG_LEN (48). However, this allows the last segment (seq_id=42) to carry a full 48-byte payload, writing to offset 42*48=2016 for 48 bytes (ending at byte 2064). The receive buffer is only MBOX_MAX_BUF_SZ (2048) bytes, resulting in a 16-byte heap buffer overflow.

The hinic3 driver already handles this correctly by defining MBOX_LAST_SEG_MAX_LEN and rejecting the last segment when it exceeds the remaining buffer space. Apply the same fix to the hinic driver.

CVSS Base Scores

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