CVE-2026-64037CWE-20

CVE-2026-64037

Critical · published July 19, 2026

CVSS v3.1
9.8
EPSS
0%
Percentile
36.2
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

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.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS v3.1
9.8 · CRITICAL
Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.00430 · 36.2th percentile
Weakness
CWE-20 · Improper Input Validation
Published
2026-07-19T20:17Z
Affected products (6)
ProductVersionsFixed in
linux/linux_kernel≥ 6.15, < 6.18.346.18.34
linux/linux_kernel≥ 6.19, < 7.0.117.0.11
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References (3)
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 19 JUL 15:39Z
    wifi: iwlwifi: mld: fix TSO segmentation explosion when AMSDU is disabled
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