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CVE-2026-100078
Linux Linux — wifi: iwlwifi: mei: pass correct argument to function
AV AC PR UI S C I A CVSS EPSS %ile KEV
L L L N U N N H 5.5 .0016 4.7 —
AFFECTED
Product Versions Fixed
Linux 652291601459272d52b6ba12811f0b60b3e6444f – —
Linux 5.17 – 6.1.188
TIMELINE
Sep 25 Reserved by Linux
Sep 25 Published (CNA: Linux)
Oct 2 ENRICHED — CVE-2026-100078 (Linux). Received CVSS 5.5 and CPE data from NVD.
Description
In 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.
Lifecycle
Complete event history — 3 events, chronological
| Date | Event | Detail |
| September 25, 2026 | Reserved | Reserved by Linux |
| September 25, 2026 | Published | Published (CNA: Linux) |
| October 2, 2026 | ENRICHED | ENRICHED — CVE-2026-100078 (Linux). Received CVSS 5.5 and CPE data from NVD. |
Affected
Affected products and packages — 2 rows
| Vendor | Product / Package | Ecosystem | Version introduced | Fixed |
| Linux | Linux | — | 652291601459272d52b6ba12811f0b60b3e6444f | — |
| Linux | Linux | — | 5.17 | 6.1.188 |
About this page
This is a reference page, not a dated page of record. It assembles the complete lifecycle of CVE-2026-100078 from the CVE Program record, NVD enrichment, the CISA KEV catalog, EPSS, and OSV advisories. The box score's numbers (CVSS, EPSS, KEV status) are current as of Saturday, October 3, 2026 UTC and are re-derived as the archive grows; only dated daily editions are immutable pages of record. The authoritative source for this identifier is cve.org.