CVE-2026-43172
CSIRTS triage
- What
- Incorrect parsing of SMEM in Intel 22000 series WiFi driver (iwlwifi) may expose memory or cause undefined behavior.
- Who is affected
- Systems using iwlwifi driver with Intel 22000 series WiFi adapters.
- Urgency
- Medium urgency; information disclosure risk but not actively exploited.
- Action
- Apply the Linux kernel patch correcting SMEM parsing in iwlwifi 22000 series driver.
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Exploitation outlook
- Low exploitation risk0.26% 30-day exploitation probability — currently an unlikely target, but scores change as exploit code circulates. Riskier than 17% of all EPSS-scored CVEs.
Advisory coverage (1)
- mediumCVE-2026-43172: wifi: iwlwifi: fix 22000 series SMEM parsingmsrc · 2026-08-06
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