CVE-2026-64174

MEDIUMNVD 5.55.5
EchelonGraph scoreMEDIUM confidence

Score 5.5 from GitHub Security Advisory published 2026-07-19. NVD baseline CVSS 5.5; sources differ by 0.0.

Triggered by: GitHub Security Advisory CVSS
Sources: epss, ghsa, nvd
Trending — 4 sources updated this week
5.5EG
EchelonGraph verdictMonitorLow exploitation likelihood right now — keep watching.
  • Lower severity and no public exploit yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS PROB: 0%CVSS: 5.5Exploit: None knownExposed: 0

A fix is available — apply it.

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

wifi: cfg80211: advance loop vars in cfg80211_merge_profile()

cfg80211_merge_profile() reassembles a Multi-BSSID non-transmitted BSS profile that has been split across multiple consecutive MBSSID elements. Its while-loop calls

cfg80211_get_profile_continuation(ie, ielen, mbssid_elem, sub_elem)

but never advances mbssid_elem or sub_elem inside the body. Each iteration therefore searches for a continuation that follows the same fixed pair; the helper returns the same next_mbssid; and the same next_sub bytes are memcpy()'d into merged_ie at a growing offset until the buffer fills.

Advance both mbssid_elem and sub_elem to the just-consumed continuation so the next call to cfg80211_get_profile_continuation() searches for a further continuation beyond it (or returns NULL when none exists).

A specially-crafted malicious beacon can take advantage of this bug to cause the kernel to spend an excessive amount of time in cfg80211_merge_profile (up to as much as 2ms per beacon received), which could theoretically be abused in some way.

CVSS v3
5.5
EG Score
5.5(medium)
EG Risk
29(Track)
EG Risk 29/100SSVC: Track

EG Risk is EchelonGraph's 0–100 priority score: it fuses intrinsic severity with real-world exploitation and automatability so you can rank equal-severity CVEs and fix the most dangerous first. Higher = act sooner. Distinct from the 0–10 EG Score (severity).

How it’s computed
Severity55% × 45%
Exploitation0% × 40%
Automatability30% × 15%
Action: Routine — remediate on your standard cadence.
EPSS PROB
0%
EPSS %ILE
2%
KEV
Not listed

Published

July 19, 2026

Last Modified

August 13, 2026

Advisory Details (8)

Auto-updated Aug 13, 2026
No patch confirmed yet.
generic

wifi: cfg80211: advance loop vars in cfg80211_merge_profile() - kernel/git/stable/linux.git - Linux kernel stable tree

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/cedbb608494ba1e7a5c6c56b7f1d3fd470094f28
generic

wifi: cfg80211: advance loop vars in cfg80211_merge_profile() - kernel/git/stable/linux.git - Linux kernel stable tree

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c0bc4c8bd556cbe036a5b9ed333c0aab9aadfcb8
generic

wifi: cfg80211: advance loop vars in cfg80211_merge_profile() - kernel/git/stable/linux.git - Linux kernel stable tree

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7666dbb1bacc4ba522b96740cba7283d243d16e1
generic

wifi: cfg80211: advance loop vars in cfg80211_merge_profile() - kernel/git/stable/linux.git - Linux kernel stable tree

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6cfae4914439878b8acb35c7e3b40096eeb2ad9c
generic

wifi: cfg80211: advance loop vars in cfg80211_merge_profile() - kernel/git/stable/linux.git - Linux kernel stable tree

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/67915715fd3874057457363c87c63e18829527df
generic

wifi: cfg80211: advance loop vars in cfg80211_merge_profile() - kernel/git/stable/linux.git - Linux kernel stable tree

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5817e1e5205498a5df66eba2b34e817f4210fd0f
generic

wifi: cfg80211: advance loop vars in cfg80211_merge_profile() - kernel/git/stable/linux.git - Linux kernel stable tree

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1ced0f5a851f9cae274545a42a06c459b7fd8881
generic

wifi: cfg80211: advance loop vars in cfg80211_merge_profile() - kernel/git/stable/linux.git - Linux kernel stable tree

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1343a480f84b80c1249133a90ef87f8751d65cbb

Vendor Advisories for CVE-2026-64174(1)

These vendors published their own advisory mentioning this CVE — often with vendor-specific remediation steps + affected product lists not in NVD.

Patch Availability(16)

Patches are aggregated from vendor advisories (Red Hat, Microsoft, Cisco, GitHub) and package ecosystems (OSV, GHSA). Multiple rows for the same upstream release have been deduplicated.

Affected Packages

(4 across 4 ecosystems)
Debian:11(1)
PackageVulnerable rangeFixed inDependents
linux5.10.103-1 ... 5.10.92-2 (54 versions)5.10.259-1
Debian:12(1)
PackageVulnerable rangeFixed inDependents
linux6.1.106-1 ... 6.1.99-1 (53 versions)6.1.176-1
Debian:13(1)
PackageVulnerable rangeFixed inDependents
linux6.12.38-1 ... 6.12.94-1~bpo12+1 (27 versions)6.12.94-1
Debian:14(1)
PackageVulnerable rangeFixed inDependents
linux6.12.100-1 ... 7.0.9-1~bpo13+1 (138 versions)7.0.12-1

All Vendor Advisories

(16)

Data Freshness Timeline

(refreshed 19× in last 7d / 73× in last 30d)

Each row is a source pipeline that fetched or updated this CVE on that date, with what changed. For example, "NVD update" means NVD published or revised its analysis for this CVE; "MITRE cvelistV5" means we ingested or refreshed it from the CNA feed. Most recent first.

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  1. 2026-08-30 02:44 UTCEG score recompute
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  26. 2026-08-13 15:36 UTCVendor advisory
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  28. 2026-08-13 15:36 UTCNVD updateCVSS v3 → 5.5 · severity → MEDIUM
  29. 2026-08-12 13:51 UTCEPSS rescore
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Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2026-64174?
CVE-2026-64174 is a medium vulnerability published on July 19, 2026. In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: wifi: cfg80211: advance loop vars in cfg80211mergeprofile() cfg80211mergeprofile() reassembles a Multi-BSSID non-transmitted BSS profile that has been split across multiple consecutive MBSSID elements. Its while-loop calls…
When was CVE-2026-64174 disclosed?
CVE-2026-64174 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on July 19, 2026, with the most recent update on August 13, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2026-64174 actively exploited?
CVE-2026-64174 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 0% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, which ranks it in the top 98.0% of all scored CVEs.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2026-64174?
CVE-2026-64174 has a CVSS v3 base score of 5.5 (NVD).
How do I remediate CVE-2026-64174?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2026-64174, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

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